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25 February 2014 - UNMISS handed over two newly built and furnished resource centres today to communities in Kapoeta South and Magwi counties in Eastern Equatoria State. The facilities -- each costing $300,000 -- were built…
26 February 2014 - Creating a safer environment for students at Auxilium School in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal capital Wau, UNMISS Chinese peacekeepers renovated their school yard this week. When the school was expanded a few…
26 February 2014 - Human rights must be at the centre of all future steps taken to resolve conflict and rebuild society in South Sudan, UNMISS Human Rights Director Ibrahim Wani said in Juba today. “Respect for human rights…
24 February 2014 - Young inmates in Yambio Central Prison, Western Equatoria State, hailed UNMISS Corrections Advisors today for establishing a school so they can continue their education in jail. “Young juveniles can’t just…
24 February 2014 - To promote women’s role in upholding peace in Western Equatoria State, the UNMISS Gender Unit recently held a one-day workshop in Maridi County.Focusing on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on the vital…
24 February 2014 - The UNMISS Indian and South Korean militaries have been providing vital medical, security and engineering services to displaced people in the Jonglei State capital Bor.With more than 5,000 internally…
21 February 2014 - UNMISS released a report today outlining human rights abuses committed by both sides to the South Sudan conflict, including rapes, mass killings and torture.It warns that civilians are continuing to be…
When fighting broke out in South Sudan in mid-December, Peter Manyok was attending university in Western Bahr El-Ghazal, far from his family in the Jonglei State capital Bor.This week, Mr. Manyok returned home, one of…
20 February 2014 - Seeking reduce crime, UNPOL and the South Sudanese police organized a training for the newly established Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) today in Cuei-Cok, south of the Lakes State capital…
19 February 2014 - Western Equatoria State unanimously passed an annual budget today of over 170 million South Sudanese pounds (about $60 million) for the fiscal year 2013-2014. Speaking during the Legislative Assembly…
Children at school in Tambura, Western Equatoria State, which has remained peaceful during the South Sudan conflict. Photo: UNMISS/Christine Spencer
18 February 2014 - Some 10 people died at the UNMISS hospital in the Upper Nile capital Malakal after heavy fighting broke out earlier today between pro-government and opposition forces near the mission compound…