A new report suggests that South Sudan🇸🇸 recorded the second highest percentage increase in military spending globally in 2023.
The report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says the spending rose by 78% to reach $1.1 billion.
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The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has announced the start of marking of the 2023 secondary school examinations, four months after the exams were written.
Acting minister Martin Takumoi says the marking of scripts has been delayed by lack of funding for markers.

The World Health Organization is working closely with the South Sudan government to introduce vaccines against malaria and rotavirus on the national childhood immunization program.
The malaria vaccine has already been successfully rolled out in several African countries.

60K+ people in #SouthSudan are without food after WFP was forced to pause life-saving airdrops as fuel runs low following imposition of taxes.

Humanitarians urgently need taxes on humanitarian supplies removed before operations come to a standstill.

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Boat owners plying the route between Juba and Malakal are continuing with a strike in protest against numerous illegal checkpoints along the River Nile.
The Boat Workers' Union called for a strike on the 4th of April, demanding authorities to remove the checkpoints.

Ways to protect yourself against the Red Eye Disease

1⃣Wash your hands frequently with soap & water
2⃣Avoid touching your eyes
3⃣Avoid sharing personal items, such as towels, beddings & eyeglasses
4⃣Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizers where available,
5⃣Avoid hand shaking

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has intensified its presence in Tambura County of Western Equatoria as interethnic conflict has displaced up to 9000 civilians.
The peacekeepers are protecting civilians who fled to the mission's temporary base in the area.

ROUNDTABLE: 'Land is now property, land is now commodified, land is money. We need a clear study, we need the law to take into consideration all these issues,' George Bureng, Member of National Parliament.

ROUNDTABLE: 'The confusion comes from the definition of 'community'. Community is all of us. The indigenous people of an area regard themselves as the community and that is not consistent with the law.' Yar Noah Majok, Member of the South Sudan Chamber of Commerce.

ROUNDTABLE: 'According to the law, land is owned by the people and its usage shall be regulated by the government. The national, state, and local governments manage the land concurrently' - Gabriel Mading Apac, Lecturer in the University of Juba.

ROUNDTABLE: The land question in South Sudan.
How can the law, particularly the constitution resolve land problems that drive conflict?
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🔊Making Juba🇸🇸 home!
Abrar Issam faced the uncertainties of displacement from her home in Khartoum as the devastating Sudanese war displaced millions including her family.
Through art, she tells stories of the new home in South Sudan. [Arabic]
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Malaria continues to be the leading cause of death and illness in children under five, accounting for over 60% of hospital visits in #SouthSudan .
According to the World Health Organisation, cases are most prevalent among rural and displaced communities.

President Salvar Kiir has redeployed James Pitia Morgan from the foreign affairs and international cooperation ministry to Presidential Envoy to the Great Lakes region.
His deputy, Ramadan Mohammed Abdallah Goc has replaced him as substantive minister.

The UNHCR KENYA is concerned that a lack of donor funding is making it difficult to keep providing vital assistance to thousands of refugees and asylum seekers.
One of the camps, Kakuma in Turkana County, hosts a significant number of South Sudanese refugees in Kenya.

Children’s rights, sexual & gender-based violence, early & forced marriages and their negative impact on education are crucial and ever-topical issues in #SouthSudan . United Nations Police officers serving with #UNMISS recently discussed them with secondary students in Yambio.
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