Sudanese refugees grow vegetables; health workers decry conditions at a state hospital; South Sudanese authorities pledged support to refugees, plus more

Top UN official says millions of people displaced due to war, some refugees in South Sudan say security forces harass them, and the Norwegian Refugee Council says neglect has become the “new normal.”

Armed robberies increase in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state; thousands of Sudanese refugees held hostage by local militias in Ethiopia’s Amhara region; World Vision International calls on donors to fund aid agencies in conflict-torn regions of Africa.

Sudanese refugees living in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state worry about their children’s future and are asking aid agencies to provide food, health and education in Arabic; South Sudanese refugees living in a Ugandan camp describe their living conditions as dire, and security forces in Jonglei state block a protest against soaring prices.

Some Sudanese refugees in South Sudan’s capital Juba say the relative peace in the country has given them an opportunity to purse studies; Ugandan Ambassador to South Sudan, says his government working to resolve a dispute between South Sudan fish traders and revenue authorities in Kampala.

The South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance (SSOMA) and other opposition groups have called for the formation of an interim government in South Sudan ahead of the proposed December elections. Lual Dau, the coordinator of the opposition groups, told VOA's John Tanza that South Sudan is not ready for elections, and believes dialogue could help to chart the way forward.

An International nonprofit group working with community partners to provide cash assistance and critical relief to Emergency Response Rooms and Women’s Response Rooms in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, says the international community should focus on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Shallin Chikoto of the group Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) told VOA's John Tanza that donors should not forget the people of Sudan, adding that "turning a blind eye is not an option."

Some young Sudanese say families are trapped in towns across Sudan as the conflict intensifies between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Army, and South Sudan’s Opposition Alliance calls for a complete, political change in the country.

Truckloads of fuel imported from neighboring Kenya arrive in Juba amid acute shortages and skyrocketing prices. Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

FILE- International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw.

Members of the People's Coalition for Civil Action group pause for a picture at Jomo Kenyata International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Courtesy photo)

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.