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A dozen South Sudanese actors in their 20s and 30s sit on couches lining the walls of a hotel lounge in Juba, poring over scripts under the watchful gaze of veteran theatre directors Joseph Abuk and Derik Uya Alfred. The…
When Rosa Pita began cooking in her backyard in the South Sudanese capital of Juba in 1992, she never dreamed she would one day become a role model for aspiring restaurateurs. Popularly known as Mama Zahra, the 44-year-old…
John Okulo has come a long way since he signed up with the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) as a child soldier at the tender age of 14. Unlike many of his comrades who served in the SPLA, the now 21-year-old former…
15 February 2012 – In assisting ex-combatants to re-enter civilian life, UNMISS will be funding the rehabilitation of a demobilization facility in the Eastern Equatoria State capital of Torit, mission officials said today…
14 February 2012 - As part of its efforts to draw closer to the community, the UNMISS Bangladesh Military Medical Battalion held a camp today at Gumbo village, in the South Sudanese capital of Juba. A high-level Bangladeshi…
13 February 2012 - To assist in spreading the message about HIV/AIDS, UNMISS began a training course for "peer educators" in the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal today. In opening remarks, UNMISS' State Coordinator in…
13 February 2012 - As part of South Sudan Police Services (SSPS) reform, UNMISS and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have begun a nation-wide registration exercise for all SSPS staff that will culminate in a digitization…
13 February 2012 - A top mission official stressed in the Eastern Equatoria State capital of Torit today that the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) must clearly understand the mandate of the new UN Mission in South Sudan…
11 February 2012 – To strengthen security in Torit County, Eastern Equatoria State, local chiefs and community representatives vowed today during a one-day forum to set up community policing in their areas. As a previous…
11 February 2012 – Divisions among people in Kajo Keji County, Central Equatoria State, stemmed back to misunderstandings during the 2010 election campaign, according to a three-day forum that ended today. The event, held…
8 February 2012 - Millions of people in South Sudan will face hunger this year unless urgent action is taken, according to a UN report issued today. The number of food-insecure people has jumped from 3.3 million in 2011 to 4…