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Open-air prison to be no more as UNMISS initiates renovation of facilities for inmates in Cueibet...
UN peacekeepers improve access to clean water in Meen County, Western Lakes
More than 200 child soldiers released in Pibor, reintegrating them remains huge challenge
Joint UN effort to clear mines and ammunition keeps communities safe in South Sudan
UN urges South Sudanese leaders in Addis talks to put people first and seize the opportunity for...
Rumbek teenagers say early and forced marriage threatens right to education in South Sudan
UNMISS gifts new clean water facilities to Ladu community in Juba
USG for Humanitarian Affairs urges warring parties to stop fighting, protect civilians and aid...
UNMISS boosts protection for civilians targeted by warring parties in Unity
Floods devastate homes at UN Protection of Civilians site in Bor

UN urges South Sudanese leaders in Addis talks to put people first and seize the opportunity for peace

The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has urged leaders of the conflict-ridden country to put their people first and seize the opportunity to compromise, reconcile, and build durable peace.

18 May 2018

Joint UN effort to clear mines and ammunition keeps communities safe in South Sudan

A joint effort to clear unexploded mines and ammunition, and to educate people about the risks of remnants of war, is helping keep cattle herders and local communities safe in the Northern Bahr El Ghazal region of South Sudan.

19 May 2018

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More than 200 child soldiers released in Pibor, reintegrating them remains huge challenge

“If they send us to one of the bad schools we have here in Pibor I may decide to go back to the bush,” says 14-year-old Nyichuoc.

19 May 2018

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UN peacekeepers improve access to clean water in Meen County, Western Lakes

“This water project will benefit thousands of citizens in our area and the children will be less affected by water-borne diseases,” a grateful Mr. Gaak Manyang, executive director of Meen County in Western Lakes, said.

21 May 2018

Open-air prison to be no more as UNMISS initiates renovation of facilities for inmates in Cueibet in Greater Lakes

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan together with the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek have begun the extensive work of turning the prison in Cueibet in the Greater Lakes region into a facility more likely to prevent inmates from escaping.

21 May 2018

Open-air prison to be no more as UNMISS initiates renovation of facilities for inmates in Cueibet in Greater Lakes

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan together with the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek have begun the extensive work of turning the prison in Cueibet in the Greater Lakes region into a facility more likely to prevent inmates from escaping.

21 May 2018

UN peacekeepers improve access to clean water in Meen County, Western Lakes

“This water project will benefit thousands of citizens in our area and the children will be less affected by water-borne diseases,” a grateful Mr. Gaak Manyang, executive director of Meen County in Western Lakes, said.

21 May 2018

More than 200 child soldiers released in Pibor, reintegrating them remains huge challenge

“If they send us to one of the bad schools we have here in Pibor I may decide to go back to the bush,” says 14-year-old Nyichuoc.

19 May 2018

Joint UN effort to clear mines and ammunition keeps communities safe in South Sudan

A joint effort to clear unexploded mines and ammunition, and to educate people about the risks of remnants of war, is helping keep cattle herders and local communities safe in the Northern Bahr El Ghazal region of South Sudan.

19 May 2018

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