World News in Brief: Communal violence in South Sudan, Syria and Gaza updates

Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in South Sudan and continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians across the country, UN peacekeepers said on Monday.

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World News in Brief: Communal violence in South Sudan, Syria and Gaza updates

UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan

25 Apr 2022

Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, including rapes, gang rapes, beheadings, burning civilians alive, and attacks on humanitarians, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, reported on Monday. 

War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

20 Sep 2023

Civilians continuing paying a heavy price as the “senseless violence” between rival militaries continues in Sudan, the UN’s political affairs chief said on Wednesday.

South Sudan: ‘violence against aid workers must stop’, humanitarian coordinator urges

16 Feb 2022

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Wednesday strongly condemned the continued violence across the country, which is affecting the safety of civilians and humanitarian workers, constraining humanitarian access, and disrupting the delivery of aid and services to thousands of vulnerable people.