Violent armed clashes at Al-Naam border market, near Abyei, reportedly killed and injured civilians on Tuesday, 15 September. The fighting also forced traders and families to flee, brought commercial activity to a halt and exposed the market to looting. Al-Naam is a major trading point between Sudan and South Sudan. Violence at the market therefore […]
The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) South Sudan Branch Office held a workshop at Wedweil Refugee Camp. The event took place on Thursday, 10 September, under the title “Supporting Children Affected by War.” The workshop formed part of DNHR’s ongoing programme for children affected by the war in Sudan. Twenty children aged 9 to […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Refugee South SudanSudanese refugees and civil society representatives in Wedweil Refugee Camp, South Sudan, recently took part in two separate one-day training workshops. Most participants came from Darfur and South Kordofan, two regions heavily affected by the ongoing war in Sudan. Workshop on Transitional Justice The first workshop focused on transitional justice and brought together 25 participants. […]
Refugees in Wedweil Refugee Camp, South Sudan, are describing increasingly difficult living conditions. Humanitarian assistance continues to fall short of basic needs. Meanwhile, growing concern is mounting that funding shortages could further reduce or end food support in the camp. Life on Insufficient Assistance Nasreen, a refugee living in Wedweil, described the assistance previously provided […]
Rose Monjtoog Dau, Head of Abyei Civil Society Organizations, welcomed the Misseriya Ajaira’s endorsement of the Port Sudan statement. The statement supports Abyei’s right to take part in Sudan’s December 2026 elections. But Dau made one thing clear: election participation does not settle the region’s separate, unresolved right to self-determination. Abyei’s Unique Status Dau described […]
CategoriesPress releaseFrom February 11 to 13, 2025, a delegation from the European Union visited Wedwill Camp in South Sudan to evaluate the situation in the aftermath of President Trump’s freeze on humanitarian aid. Their visit also focused on the ongoing tensions between refugees and the host community. Before arriving at the camp, the delegation first met […]
