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The situation of children in war-torn South Sudan has worsened since the beginning of the year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today. The UN children’s agency noted cited sustained recruitment, primarily of boys but…

Taking a step forward in implementing South Sudan’s peace agreement, the Joint Monitoring Evaluation Commission commissioned its offices in Juba today. The JMEC, which was established by the Agreement on the Resolution of the…

As part of an ongoing series of open peace forums for women across South Sudan, UNMISS held a similar event in Juba today. UNMISS Gender Officer Gladys Jambi said the forum was aimed at reflecting on women’s involvement and…

To enhance conflict mitigation through traditional conflict transformation mechanisms, UNMISS today organized a workshop in the Lakes State capital Rumbek. The event drew together government officials, county leaders, payam…

Sexual violence against women in South Sudan had tripled since the conflict broke out in 2013, the head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in the country said in Juba today. Speaking to Radio Miraya, UNFPA Country Director…

Aiming to strengthen the current Market Information System (MIS) in South Sudan, the Food and Agriculture Organization recently completed training for 120 new specialists in the country. The training on market price data…

It was vital for women in South Sudan not to be satisfied only with having their rights enshrined in the country’s peace agreement, but rather to work towards its implementation, the top UNMISS official said in Juba today.…

Exclusion of women in Lakes State in consultations on the peace process led by Inter-governmental Authority on Development had left a gap which would affect the implementation of national peace plans, women in Cueibet County…

The World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US$5 million contribution from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to support its emergency response to the deteriorating food security situation in South Sudan. A…

Resolving the conflict in South Sudan would not only be good for the country, but also for Africa and the rest of the global community, a visiting diplomat said in the Unity State capital Bentiu today. Albert Francis Yankey…

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Eugene Owusu today strongly condemned the armed robbery in Juba of the compound of a UN-partner organization called Nile Hope. “Violence and crime against humanitarian organizations are…

Women from various internally displaced communities living at the UNMISS protection of civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, Upper Nile State, attended an open peace forum today. Organized by the UNMISS Gender Unit, the one-day…