Refugees From South Sudan Continue To Seek Safety In Uganda
Although a cessation of hostilities agreement was signed by the warring parties in South Sudan, tens of thousands of refugees remain in transit camps and settlements in Uganda. WFP is providing them with life-saving support.
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Ethiopia: Helping South Sudanese refugees to survive
The Ethiopia Red Cross Society, assisted by several partners in the RC/RC Movement, is responding to the urgent needs of thousands of South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia.
African nations give Rwandan rebels six months to disarm
Congo-based FDLR given breathing space to lay down weapons; disarmament could boost stability in eastern Congo
Poster of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi is seen outside a mosque where his followers worship, in Basra
A poster of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi (top on R) is seen outside a mosque where his followers worship, in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, July 3, 2014. Up to 45 people were killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and followers of radical cleric Sarkhi in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala on Wednesday, security sources said, signalling divisions among Shi'ite factions as a Sunni insurgency rages. The clashes erupted when police and army personnel tried to arrest Sarkhi around midnight on Tuesday in the southern city of Kerbala, an Interior Ministry intelligence officer and a police witness told Reuters. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Poster of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi is seen inside a mosque where followers of Sarkhi worship, in Basra
A poster of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi (top on L) is seen inside a mosque where followers of Sarkhi worship, in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, July 3, 2014. Up to 45 people were killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and followers of radical cleric Sarkhi in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala on Wednesday, security sources said, signalling divisions among Shi'ite factions as a Sunni insurgency rages. The clashes erupted when police and army personnel tried to arrest Sarkhi around midnight on Tuesday in the southern city of Kerbala, an Interior Ministry intelligence officer and a police witness told Reuters. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
UK charities face cash crunch for S. Sudan, fear famine
Fighting in South Sudan displaces 1.5 million, famine looms, British charities say short of cash to help
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