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Proud To Be A Mom

By Ellen Ratner on May 14, 2012

Yesterday was Mother’ Day. It was such a big deal for me that my producer at Fox News Channel bought me flowers. No, I’m not her mom, but I became a mom to a former slave teen from South Sudan who was blinded by his Arab slave master. I brought…

UN Security Council Warns Sudans of Sanctions Unless Fighting Ends

By Staff on May 2, 2012

The UN Security Council Wednesday unanimously called for Sudan and South Sudan to comply with the terms of an African Union peace initiative and warned it would consider sanctions against both countries if its leaders failed to end hostilities. US Ambassador Susan Rice welcomed the move as a strong message…

UN: At least 35 000 Displaced by South Sudan, Sudan Clashes

By Staff on April 24, 2012

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Tuesday said intensified fighting between Sudan and South Sudan had forced 35 000 people to flee the oil town of Heglig and surrounding areas over the past several days. The UN refugee agency say it doesn’t have access to that part of Sudan but…

Khartoum Claims Victory As South Sudan Announces Withdrawal from Heglig

By Staff on April 20, 2012

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir reportedly ordered government forces to pull out of Heglig. (AUHIP)

Ban Urges Sudan, South Sudan to End Fighting, Restart Talks

By Staff on April 19, 2012

Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Thursday threatened to intensify attacks and overthrow the government of South Sudan (UN Photo/Isaac Billy)

Sudan Defends Humanitarian Restrictions, U.S. Warns of Famine

By Staff on January 18, 2012

Sudan’s envoy at the United Nations Tuesday dismissed allegations his government is preventing the delivery of aid to civilians in the country’s troubled southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, where fighting between government forces and rebel groups has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and devastated…