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Bridge repair by Thai peacekeeping engineers provides a lifeline for communities in Lakes region
Panyume opposition forces working hard to remove all children from their ranks
Rights of Aweil women not being respected, says local minister of social development
Pibor residents upbeat after rehabilitation of area airstrip by Korean UN peacekeepers
Cantoned forces in Kapoeta receive training on human rights principles ahead of unification of...
Government and opposition forces near Wau move to training centres to begin formation of unified...
Leprosy patients in Wau had a delightful Christmas, thanks to Bangladeshi peacekeepers
UNMISS troops provide clinical assistance and paint parts of Kapoeta hospital
Cattle keepers in Wau benefit from free veterinary camp provided by UNMISS peacekeepers
Police in Tambura lament lack of department to handle cases of gender-based violence

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Cantoned forces in Kapoeta receive training on human rights principles ahead of unification of national army

“We are working day and night to respect and promote human rights in our camps and all territories we control in the Kapoeta area,” assures Major General Yusuf Peter Lotipe, senior commander of the Sudan People’s Army in Opposition at the Lowareng cantonment site in Eastern Equatoria.

09 Jan 2020

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Pibor residents upbeat after rehabilitation of area airstrip by Korean UN peacekeepers

A bottle of water retails at 200 South Sudanese pounds or SSP (just under $1) in Boma area’s Pibor town. But that is a smaller matter. To get any kind of medical service, each member of the area’s impoverished population must have no less than 30,000 SSP ($100).

12 Jan 2020

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Rights of Aweil women not being respected, says local minister of social development

“We, the women in Aweil, are not having even one percent of our rights being respected,” says the local female minister of social development, Arek Ayii Deng.

13 Jan 2020

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Panyume opposition forces working hard to remove all children from their ranks

“I do not want children to suffer like we do in the bushes. They are our future, and we want to open the gates of success for them by removing them from the army,” said a Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition’s Lieutenant Colonel, Mawa Bosco Oliver, himself a father of six.

14 Jan 2020

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Bridge repair by Thai peacekeeping engineers provides a lifeline for communities in Lakes region

A simple task of meshing together metal pallets and bars to repair a broken bridge has provided a lifeline for communities in the Lakes region of South Sudan, enabling traders to travel more easily and ensuring humanitarian relief reaches families in need.

14 Jan 2020

Bridge repair by Thai peacekeeping engineers provides a lifeline for communities in Lakes region

A simple task of meshing together metal pallets and bars to repair a broken bridge has provided a lifeline for communities in the Lakes region of South Sudan, enabling traders to travel more easily and ensuring humanitarian relief reaches families in need.

14 Jan 2020

Panyume opposition forces working hard to remove all children from their ranks

“I do not want children to suffer like we do in the bushes. They are our future, and we want to open the gates of success for them by removing them from the army,” said a Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition’s Lieutenant Colonel, Mawa Bosco Oliver, himself a father of six.

14 Jan 2020

Rights of Aweil women not being respected, says local minister of social development

“We, the women in Aweil, are not having even one percent of our rights being respected,” says the local female minister of social development, Arek Ayii Deng.

13 Jan 2020

Pibor residents upbeat after rehabilitation of area airstrip by Korean UN peacekeepers

A bottle of water retails at 200 South Sudanese pounds or SSP (just under $1) in Boma area’s Pibor town. But that is a smaller matter. To get any kind of medical service, each member of the area’s impoverished population must have no less than 30,000 SSP ($100).

12 Jan 2020

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