This Week in South Sudan - Week 21

Monday 19 May

• UNICEF called for financial aid to stop outbreak of cholera in South Sudan.
• South Sudan government defended involvement of foreign troops in South Sudan.
• SPLM/A-in-Opposition accused the South Sudan government of raping women in Upper Nile.
• An international Donor Conference for South Sudan opened in Oslo.

Tuesday 20 May

• Khartoum stated that Sudanese groups have been involved in the South Sudanese violence.
• More than $600 million in aid was promised to South Sudan after the International Donor Conference for South Sudan.
• UN predicted that 4 million people face starvation in South Sudan by 2015.

Wednesday 21 May

• UNMISS staff detained in Juba.
• The Ugandan government claimed its military intervention in South Sudan prevented genocide.

Thursday 22 May

• New outbreaks of violence in Upper Nile.
• More than 200 cholera cases reported in Juba.

Friday 23 May

• 28 people killed in clashes in Rumbek and Cueibit.
• SPLM-in-Opposition denied allegations of having links with LRA.
• Donald Booth, US special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan called for deployment of regional troops in South Sudan.
• The constitution review panel will join the talks in Addis.
• Estimated that South Sudan’s oil production has been reduced by 50% since the outbreak of the conflict.
• Announced that UN peacekeepers continue to be disrupted by fighting groups.

Saturday 24 May

• Salva Kiir called for deployment of regional forces to prevent further violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement.
• It was announced that Riek Machar will visit Khartoum next week.