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Conflict Is Keeping More than 20 Million Kids Around the World Out of School
Nearly one out of every four school-age kids across the globe are not getting an education. South Sudan sees the highest portion of children out of school, with more than 50 percent not enrolled in class.
Russian-Built Cargo Plane Crashes in South Sudan, Killing 41
Shortly after taking off from Juba airport the plane came down on the banks of the White Nile River. A crew member and a child on board survived, according to initial reports.
South Sudan's President Signs Deal to End Civil War, But Peace Still in Doubt
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has signed the deal a week after refusing to do so, but it's not clear that the pact will actually end his country's bloody conflict.
Sign Peace Deal or We'll Impose an Arms Embargo, US Tells South Sudan's President
The United States has circulated a draft resolution among UN Security Council members that would implement an arms embargo and other sanctions on South Sudan if President Salva Kiir does not sign the peace deal.
South Sudanese Troops Burned Civilians Alive and Crushed Them With Tanks, Say New Reports
In a report released on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch said that the deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian property during the offensive carried out between April and June 2015 amount to war crimes.
For Some, Independence Day Is About Commiseration, Not Celebration
South Sudan declared independence on July 9, four years ago. Since then, over 2.25 million people have been displaced by ongoing conflict. VICE News spoke to some of them.
Armed Groups Reportedly Raped, Castrated, and Slit the Throats of Children in South Sudan
Witnesses implicated perpetrators belonging to the government Sudan People's Liberation Army and the allied South Sudan Liberation Army, who launched an offensive in Unity State in late April.
South Sudan's Warring Factions Sign Yet Another Ceasefire in Latest Effort to Stop the Bloodshed
The latest agreement is the conflict's eighth — each of the previous pacts were violated within days or even hours of their signing.
South Sudan Risks Famine With Ban on Foreign Aid Workers
Humanitarian organizations say the ban could have devastating consequences for the war-ravaged country.
South Sudan's Refugees Have Seen Some Terrible Things
More than 293,000 people have fled the vicious conflict sparked by a power struggle in the world's newest country.
South Sudan's Refugees Have Seen Some Terrible Things
"One day my neighbours were behaving normally – the next they were like animals."
Warring South Sudan Factions Conscripted More Than 9,000 Child Soldiers
The recruitment of children younger than 15 years is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions and the International Criminal Court.