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The oil-rich country is plagued by corruption and relies on international aid to help feed its 11 million people – a challenge that has only grown since the Trump administration made sweeping cuts to foreign assistance.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said that it is constructing a new temporary base in the Tambura region in South Sudan to do more engagements and facilitate peace mediation and peace processes.
The mission said that since 2021, when “recurrent intercommunal violence in the Greater Tambura region escalated, numerous lives have been lost, and thousands of people have fled their homes”. It added that many civilians have sought shelter in one of the several camps for internally displaced people.
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To better protect them, peacekeepers serving with UNMISS have increased their presence and intensified vehicle patrols, according to UNMISS. The oil-rich country is plagued by corruption and relies on international aid to help feed its 11 million people – a challenge that has only grown since the Trump administration made sweeping cuts to foreign assistance.
