Sources: New York Times
The World Food Programme (WFP) and other United Nations agencies declare that there is a famine in parts of Unity State, South Sudan, with 100,000 facing starvation and another million on the brink of famine. 2017-02-20
A United Nations human rights commission in South Sudan claims a "steady process of ethnic cleansing is underway" in the war-torn nation. 2016-12-1
The United Nations seeks $16.4 billion to fund humanitarian assistance programs in 2015 with Syria, Iraq, Sudan and South Sudan the areas of greatest need. 2014-12-8
Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan town of Bor are killed in an attack by armed men. 2014-04-18
Gunmen kill 12 United Nations peacekeepers and civilian staff in an ambush in Jonglei, South Sudan. 2013-04-9
South Sudan’s ambassador to Moscow says the UN helicopter with Russian crew that was downed in South Sudan last week was probably mistaken for one of the Sudanese aircraft. 2012-12-28
The United Nations says 120,000 people in South Sudan required aid amid tribal fighting. 2012-01-20
The United Nations claims that about 20,000 people have fled the Abyei region for Agok in Southern Sudan after Sudanese forces took control. 2011-05-24
The United Nations says thousands of people are arriving in Southern Sudan from north Sudan ahead of the independence referendum on Sunday. 2011-01-7
A northern Sudanese plane bombs Southern Sudan, injuring several people, and the UN sends an assessment team to the area. 2010-11-14