Red Cross boosts South Sudan aid, plans first airdrops in years
Five months of conflict have left a million people displaced within the country and driven almost 300,000 over the borders as refugees
Powerful myths silence male victims of rape in war
In some refugee groups, more than one in three men are said to have suffered sexual violence
South Sudan: Boosting aid effort to respond to alarming humanitarian situation
The humanitarian situation in South Sudan, already dire, is set to deteriorate further with the arrival of the rainy season. To maintain a suitably robust response and bring aid to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict, the ICRC is asking donors for an additional 48 million Swiss francs (approximately 55 million US dollars). With a total budget of 112 million francs (127 million dollars), the ICRC's operation in South Sudan will be the organization's second largest, after Syria.
Q & A: How real is the threat of famine in South Sudan?
Katy Migiro asks WFP’s South Sudan country director if the F-word is keeping him awake at night
Millions driven from homes by civic violence - report
A record 33.3 million people around the world have been internally displaced by conflict
Elephant poaching on rise in Lord's Resistance Army stronghold
CONGODEMOCRATIC-POACHING/KONY:Elephant poaching on rise in Lord's Resistance Army stronghold
Annual report shows a record 33.3 million were internally displaced in 2013
The IMDC's Global Overview 2014 reports that 63 per cent of all IDPs at the end of 2013 were from Syria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan.