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27 August 2014 - Internally displaced people (IDPs) seeking shelter at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today said they supported the mission’s new mandate. Participating in a forum organized by UNMISS…
26 August 2014 - UNMISS confirms that three crew members died today when one of the mission’s MI-8 helicopters crashed about 10 kilometres south of the Unity State capital Bentiu. The helicopter, which was on a routine cargo…
25 August 2014 - Seeking to assist in repairing roads in and to Warrap State, UNMISS Chinese Engineers recently completed repairs on an eight-kilometre road that leads to the only murram quarry in the state. Road engineers…
25 August 2014 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had taken note of today’s signing of an implementation matrix for the 23 January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, his spokesperson said in New York today. “The…
25 August 2014 - Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) continue to live in dire conditions at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu because of a persistent security threat outside, UN Humanitarian…
Life as an internally displaced person (IDP) can be tough. But Marina Nyan, who is seeking shelter at an UNMISS base in Juba, is happy simply to be alive. For that she thanks UNMISS. “Life in the camp is not as good as it was…
22 August 2014 - Some 43 South Sudanese youth today completed a two-weeks training course in Juba, aimed at empowering them with skills to develop and promote locally relevant mobile applications. UN Educational, Scientific…
21 August 2014 - Recent rape cases that resulted in the deaths of a pregnant woman and an 11-year old girl highlight the need to step up the fight against gender-based violence, participants at a forum in the Warrap State…
20 August 2014 - UNMISS today completed a four-day human rights training for women and youth in Tambura County, Western Equatoria State. “The workshop (was organized) to increase civil society, youth and women’s groups’…
19 August 2014 - Ethiopia has surpassed Kenya in hosting the most refugees in Africa, sheltering 629,000 refugees as of the end of July, the UN refugee agency announced today.“The main factor in the change in the situation is…
19 August 2014 - Media in South Sudan had a vital role to play in bringing peace back to the country, the Acting UNMISS State Coordinator said in the Warrap State capital Kuajok recently.Leda Liman was speaking during an…
13 August 2014 - It was vital for the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) leadership to put in place a strong accountability mechanism to address past and future complaints, UN Police (UNPOL) Commissioner Fred Yiga…