INTERVIEW-South Sudanese stave off death with water lilies and goat bones
In Juba, vegetable traders are now cutting tomatoes in half to sell because some customers can no longer afford to buy a whole one
FACTBOX-From independence to starvation in the world's newest nation, South Sudan
An estimated 4.8 million people from a population of about 11 million are going hungry with about 40,000 people at risk of dying
Kidnap, rape and looting on the rise, South Sudanese refugees say
One in five of South Sudan's 12 million people have fled their homes since war broke out almost three years ago
More women needed as UN peacekeepers, urge defence chiefs and campaigner Angelina Jolie
"If we are honest, there are far too few women in our peacekeeping missions when a gender mix can have a major impact on operational effectiveness"
U.N. South Sudan mission worried that rights groups harassed
Fierce fighting in the capital between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar in July raised fears that the five-year-old nation could slide back into civil war
Hundreds of S. Sudan fighters transferred for medical care by U.N. Congo mission
CONGO-SOUTHSUDAN/UN (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Hundreds of S. Sudan fighters transferred for medical care by U.N. Congo mission
Hundreds of S. Sudan fighters transferred for medical care by U.N. Congo mission
Talks are ongoing with the South Sudanese government over what will happen to the fighters
South Sudan spells out unresolved U.N. protection force issues
In the wake of deadly violence in Juba in mid-July the Security Council authorized a 4,000-strong regional protection force
Grass guns, rape, hunger and hate replace school in S.Sudan's Wau
"What we expected of independence was not like this"
South Sudan agrees to more U.N. troops in bid to avoid arms embargo
U.N. peacekeepers have been deployed in South Sudan since 2011, when the country gained independence from Sudan