New Civil Servant Support Officers Arrive from Kenya for Mentoring Assignments to Strengthen South Sudan’s Civil Service: Seven new public servants from the Republic of Kenya arrived to Juba this week to begin their assignments as civil service support officers (CSSOs) as part of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Regional Initiative for Capacity Enhancement … [Read more...] about New Civil Servant Support Officers Arrive from Kenya for Mentoring Assignments to Strengthen South Sudan’s Civil Service
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Kenya and South Sudan must reveal fate and whereabouts of two abducted South Sudanese – UN expert group
Kenya and South Sudan must reveal fate and whereabouts of two abducted South Sudanese – UN expert group: A United Nations expert group on enforced disappearances* has called on the governments of Kenya and South Sudan to reveal the fate of two South Sudanese men who were abducted in Kenya last month. There has been no word of the men - Dong Samuel Luak, a human rights … [Read more...] about Kenya and South Sudan must reveal fate and whereabouts of two abducted South Sudanese – UN expert group
UN experts urge Kenya to end crackdown on rights groups to ensure fair elections
UN experts urge Kenya to end crackdown on rights groups to ensure fair elections: Three United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government of Kenya to cease its systematic crackdown on civil society groups, which has intensified in the lead-up to national elections scheduled in August. “We are extremely alarmed at the increasing number of attacks on … [Read more...] about UN experts urge Kenya to end crackdown on rights groups to ensure fair elections
Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”
Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes today’s ruling by the Kenyan High Court which has declared the closure of the Dadaab refugee camps illegal, and which has reinstated the Department of Refugee Affairs. This is a very positive … [Read more...] about Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”
Gathering in Kenya explores eliminating HIV stigma through love and dialogue
Gathering in Kenya explores eliminating HIV stigma through love and dialogue: More than 120 religious and spiritual leaders, health workers and young people met on 7-8 February to focus on strengthening the fight against stigma in the HIV response in Kenya. They were joined by representatives from the Kenyan government, civil society organizations, networks of people living … [Read more...] about Gathering in Kenya explores eliminating HIV stigma through love and dialogue
