A man, displaced by the fighting in Bor county, unloads his belongings from a boat after arriving in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county
A man, displaced by the fighting in Bor county, unloads his belongings from a boat after arriving in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan, January 14, 2014. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are currently around 84,000 displaced people in the the area. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
People displaced by the fighting in Bor county carry their belongings after arriving in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county
People displaced by the fighting in Bor county carry their belongings after arriving in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan, January 14, 2014. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are currently around 84,000 displaced people in the the area. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
People displaced by the fighting in Bor county, stand in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county
People displaced by the fighting in Bor county, stand in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan, January 14, 2014. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are currently around 84,000 displaced people in the the area. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
A woman displaced by the fighting in Bor county, sits on the ground in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county
A woman displaced by the fighting in Bor county, sits on the ground in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan, January 14, 2014. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are currently around 84,000 displaced people in the the area. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
People displaced by the fighting in Bor county, stand by their belongings after arriving in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county
People displaced by the fighting in Bor county, stand by their belongings after arriving in the port of Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan, January 14, 2014. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are currently around 84,000 displaced people in the the area. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
People displaced from fighting in Bor arrive at Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan
People displaced from fighting in Bor arrive at Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan January 13, 2014. According to Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, there are currently around 84,000 displaced people in the the area. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN
S.Sudan seeks technical help from Sudan in oil fields
SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST/OIL:S.Sudan seeks technical help from Sudan in oil fields
WFP Expands Assistance To South Sudanese, Condemns Looting Of Supplies
JUBA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a new emergency operation to expand assistance to people affected by the crisis in South Sudan and is working to overcome challenges preventing urgently needed relief from reaching those who need it.
An SPLA soldier is pictured behind a South Sudan flag as he sits on the back of a pick-up truck in Bentiu, Unity state
An SPLA soldier is pictured behind a South Sudan flag as he sits on the back of a pick-up truck in Bentiu, Unity state January 12, 2014. South Sudan's army said on Friday it had regained the rebel-held town of Bentiu, restoring government control of Unity state where oil production had been halted by fighting. The rebels said they made a "tactical withdrawal" from Bentiu to avoid civilian casualties. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
S. Sudan rebel leader wants detainees freed before ceasefire deal - envoys
Although both sides have held talks in recent days in Addis Ababa in a bid to agree a ceasefire, there has been little progress after Kiir refused a rebel demand to release 11 detainees arrested in December over an alleged coup plot