#south-sudan

#south-sudan

When we were children, we relied on the knowledge of our elders-the call of birds, the shape of clouds, the rhythm of winds-to read the weather. But our human-induced changes bent nature out of recognition. The signs no longer matched what our parents and grandparents had known. The climate we inherited had been replaced by something unfamiliar and unforgiving. Later, living as a refugee in Uganda, I studied agriculture to confront the hunger that shaped our lives.

Because of the collapse of USAID, neither the local health worker nor the hospital had the really cheap malaria medicine, and the baby died.

Doctors Without Borders has warned of an imminent health catastrophe in Ethiopia, where South Sudanese refugees face surging cholera cases amidst escalating conflict and malnutrition.

The UN arms embargo has not been a panacea, the human rights situation would almost certainly be worse without it, urges Amnesty International.

Sudan's army may shut down oil export facilities for South Sudan, threatening its economy reliant on oil revenue amid ongoing civil conflict.

On Tuesday, a US federal judge expressed concern that South Asian migrants flown from the US to South Sudan were deported in violation of a court order.

At 4 a.m. today, MSF's hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, was bombed. The pharmacy was destroyed. All medical supplies lost. There are reports of people killed and injured.