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5 January 2012 – Upper Nile University reopened its doors today for the first time in nearly a year. Approximately 5,000 students are expected to register at the university's campuses in Malakal and Renk later this month and…
5 January 2012 – Hundreds of displaced residents from Jonglei State's Pibor County have begun returning to their villages, according to reports from a joint UN humanitarian assessment mission that visited the area today…
19 December 2011 - A German governmental agency handed over a project to build housing for UN staff to UNMISS in a formal ceremony today in South Sudan's capital of Juba. The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)…
29 December 2011 – To boost anti-landmine efforts in South Sudan, the outgoing UNMISS Cambodian Military Demining Platoon today handed over 15 tonnes of explosives and equipment to the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre…
22 December 2011 - To improve nutritional standards for inmates in Western Equatoria State, UNMISS and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) donated farming equipment, including sickles and hoes, to inmates in the…
27 December 2011 - The biggest threat facing South Sudan's development was ethnic division and inter-communal conflicts, UNMISS head Hilde F. Johnson said in her end of year message. "If everyone puts their community first…
27 December 2011 – Following a vicious cycle of attacks in Jonglei State, UN agencies and national as well as international organizations have been assisting the displaced victims. About 7,177 internally displaced persons…
27 December 2011 – Demand for high dowries has intensified conflict in Jonglei State, as more cattle are needed to pay them, according to a Bor County resident. Marriage had become expensive in the Dinka community, said 32…
22 December 2011 - Aiming to raise prison capacity and state security, Western Equatoria State graduated today its first batch of recruit officers since South Sudan's independence in July. Held at Freedom Square in the…
20 December 2011 - As South Sudan's first Christmas since independence rapidly approaches, Malakal's market has become increasingly crowded with men, women and children buying gifts. Families in the Upper Nile State capital…
16 December 2011 – How to deal with unruly or violent prisoners was the focus of an eight-day training course for Central Equatoria State prison staff that ended today with a graduation ceremony in the capital Juba. Held by…