India condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan

August 24, 2026 9:32 PM

India condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan

India on Monday condemned the attack on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan, as the peacekeeping mission in the conflict-stricken country stressed that targeting Blue Helmets may constitute war crimes under international law. “We condemn the attack carried out on UN peacekeepers deployed with UNMISS on 24 August 2026. We pay tribute to the fallen Ethiopian Blue Helmet and wish an early recovery to the injured peacekeepers,” the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said in a social media post. I...

Attack in South Sudan’s Ruweng area death toll rises to 169

March 2, 2026 7:35 PM

Attack in South Sudan’s Ruweng area death toll rises to 169

The death toll from an attack by a group of unidentified men in a town in South Sudan's Ruweng Administrative Area on Sunday has risen to 169 people from an earlier estimate of 122, the area's information minister said on Monday. Violence in the country has increased in recent months as political infighting threatens a fragile 2018 peace deal. The latest attack took place in Abiemnhom in Ruweng, when youth from Mayom County in neighbouring Unity State stormed the town and fought for more than ...

UN agency says 13.7 million people face severe hunger due to global aid cuts

November 14, 2025 10:00 AM

UN agency says 13.7 million people face severe hunger due to global aid cuts

Almost 14 million people in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan risk severe hunger due to cuts in global humanitarian aid, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday. The WFP's biggest donor, the United States, has slashed its foreign aid under President Donald Trump, and other major nations have also made or announced cuts in development and humanitarian assistance. "WFP's funding has never been more challenged. The agency ex...