7 January 2015 - South Sudan had registered improved food security levels over the past few months, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) officials said in Juba today. “Compared to what we had in May last year, the food…
8 January 2015 - Warrap’s governor has banned the use of plastic bags in the state, extending a cleanup campaign begun late last year to rid towns of rubbish. Governor Nyandeng Malek Delic said the bags damaged the…
7 January 2015 - Aiming to help internally displaced people (IDPs) cope with stress, UNICEF today began a two-day training in psychological first aid at the UNMISS protection site in Bentiu, Unity State.Targeting 35 IDP…
30 December 2014 - Peace, security and unity was the government’s priority and should be the focus for all, Western Equatoria Governor Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro said today in the capital Yambio. Opening the state Legislative…
29 December 2014 - In a continuing effort to keep its protection areas safe, UNMISS today destroyed weapons and ammunition confiscated from internally displaced persons (IDPs) living at its base in Bor, Jonglei State. The…
24 December 2014 - Humanitarian aid for needy people living outside UNMISS protection areas in Unity State would be strengthened, an official from the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today in…
UN Police at Juba Protection of Civilians site meeting with internally displaced persons’ leaders and Community Watch Group, which provides security in camp. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
23 December 2014 - UNMISS today destroyed weapons confiscated from displaced people seeking shelter in the UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. Lt. Col. Ruben Juma, commanding officer of…
22 December 2014 - Displaced persons in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, asked UNMISS today to move them to camps where they felt secure moving outside the Protection of Civilians (POC) site. Speaking after a presentation…