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16 Dec. 2011 - The UN Mission to South Sudan welcomes the call by the Vice President of South Sudan, Riek Machar, urging the communities of Jonglei State to put an end to the impending violence, and to actively and…

16 Dec. 2011 - The United Nations Missions in the Republic of South Sudan welcomes the commitment of the government to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

15 December 2011 - In tackling inter-clan conflict in Unity State, the state government set up a committee today in the capital Bentiu to investigate last month's clashes between youths from Rubkona and Koch counties that led…

12 December 2011 – Hundreds of thousands of children in Upper Nile stand to benefit from a four-day polio vaccination campaign launched today by the State Ministry of Health (MoH), UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) and…

10 December 2011 – Focusing on various issues, including abuse of authority and forced marriages, Human Rights Day was celebrated today in several states of South Sudan. Representing Eastern Equatoria State Governor Brig. Gen…

10 December 2011 – The Government of South Sudan (GoSS) acknowledged today the urgent need to revise existing laws and enact new ones to ensure they met international human rights standards. "We also need to ratify as soon as…

9 Dec. 2011 - The killings this week in the villages in Jalle Payam, Bor South County, as well as in Twic East County, underline the importance of the Jonglei Peace Process and the urgent need to move forward.

9 December 2011 – Vowing to fight graft and its drain on development funds, citizens in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital of Wau marched from Peace Square to Isaac Stadium today to mark Global Anti-corruption Day. The…

7 December 2011 - To support the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of former South Sudanese combatants, residents of Mapel Payam, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, today donated a 1.2- kilometre-square piece of…

7 December 2011 - Aiming to widen political space and mutual understanding, a political party forum was held today at UNMISS Yambio, Western Equatoria State. Organized by the mission's Civil Affairs Division, the one-day…

6 December 2011 – Following conflicts over the past few months between rebel militia groups (RMGs) and the South Sudanese military, the security situation was now calm in Manyo County, Upper Nile State, according to its…

6 December 2012 – In celebrating continued peace at the family, home, society and institutional levels in South Sudan, the UNMISS Gender Unit marked "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence" in the mission's Juba…