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The United States has warned South Sudan’s transitional government that it could impose sanctions and visa restrictions on those obstructing humanitarian assistance, accusing officials at national, state and local levels of treating aid as a source of revenue.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit signed amendments to the country’s election law into force on Monday, hours after parliament passed them, paving the way for elections scheduled for Dec. 22.

The Judiciary of South Sudan (JoSS), with support from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, today commenced expedited trials at the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Court in Juba. The two-week initiative, which will conclude on 29 September 2026, aims to advance proceedings in pending criminal cases, including those involving conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners have delivered lifesaving assistance to families in conflict-affected communities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, many of whom had gone months without humanitarian support. Jonglei is among a handful of states that have seen a return to armed conflict, with clashes between Government and opposition forces. 

Independent human rights investigators voiced deep concern over growing risks to both civilians and South Sudan’s political transition following their latest fact-finding mission to the world’s youngest nation – their 14th in a decade. 

South Sudan’s security situation remains unpredictable despite a decline in major military confrontations, with localized violence, abductions, forced recruitment and attacks along key roads continuing to threaten civilians and humanitarian operations, the ceasefire monitoring body said Monday.

An armed raid on a seasonal cattle camp and village in the northwest of South Sudan has killed least 49 people, according to local officials. … Last year, President Salva Kiir declared a six-month state of emergency across South Sudan amid a surge of violent inter-communal cattle raids.

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and seven other people injured on Monday when unidentified armed men ambushed a UN patrol travelling to Pajut in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the U.N. mission said.

The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday. … A total of 407 ceasefire violations were recorded from August 2025 to January 2026.

Germany’s new ambassador to South Sudan, Sebastian Brökelmann, said on Monday that Berlin’s priority would be supporting implementation of the country’s revitalised peace agreement and pushing for judicial, security and economic reforms.