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23 October 2014 - Chiefs in Western Equatoria would take serious measures against anyone abusing the rights of women and girls, a state official said in the capital Yambio today. Chief’s representative Simon Mombasa was…
24 October 2014 - UN Day was marked across South Sudan’s states today by colourful celebrations featuring cultural dances, drawing competitions, school donations, sporting activities and speeches. During a ceremony in Kuajok…
25 October 2014 - Sitting on the hard ground and braving bad weather to learn will soon end for pupils at Kapuri Primary School near Juba, thanks to UNMISS Rwandese soldiers. The idea to build the students a school emerged…
24 October 2014 - South Sudan’s independence is an example of the United Nations’ successes in attaining peace in the world, a senior government official said in Juba today. Abdon Terkoc Matuel, the Undersecretary of the…
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer and Canadian envoy Nicholas Coghlan traveling to Bor, Jonglei State, from Mingkaman, an open camp in Lakes State with almost 100,000 displaced people. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
22 October 2014 - South Sudan must silence the guns, immediately agree to a peace deal and return to the path of peace and stability, the UN envoy to the country said in New York today. Briefing the Security Council, UNMISS…
21 October 2014 - UNMISS had built new sites for about 28,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking shelter on the mission’s bases in three state capitals to improve their living conditions, a senior official said in…
20 October 2014 - Civil society members, women and youth in a conflict-affected area of Unity State today learned about peacebuilding and what UNMISS is now doing in South Sudan. Addressing the one-day UNMISS training, Leer…
20 October 2014 - Aiming to lay the foundation for early recovery by creating sustainable livelihoods, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a series of activities at a protection of civilians site inside the UN…
Boys riding to school in Western Equatoria State. According to aid agencies, an estimated 400,000 children in South Sudan have dropped out of school due to the conflict. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
16 October 2014 - To raise awareness of sexual exploitation and abuse, UNMISS and partners launched a campaign at the missions protection of civilians site in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today. Cecilia Tillada, head…
16 October 2014 - Hundreds of children in Western Equatoria’s Nzara and Yambio Counties who have been studying under trees will benefit from school facilities provided by UNICEF. A new four-classroom building for Gangura…