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The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recently started preparations for the formation of a Joint Integrated Police (JIP) Unit that will handle security during the transition period. Speaking to Radio Miraya…

Continued violence in South Sudan, with clashes in southern and central Unity State, had “intensified with grave consequences for civilians”, leaving at-risk populations food insecure and vulnerable to diseases, the UN relief…

Aiming to end recurring violence, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and local residents of Mundri West County in Western Equatoria State signed a peace agreement today. This came in the wake of growing mistrust…

The World Food Programme (WFP) was working with the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority and UNMISS peacekeepers to determine why a plane chartered by the WFP crash landed in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, an official…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, today commended officers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army - In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), for making a…

The Deputy Military Advisor in the Office of Military Affairs, Department of UN Peacekeeping Operations, visited Juba today. During his visit, Major General A. J. Foster met with the Special Representative of the Secretary…

Transitional arrangements between government and opposition forces would affect the police, military, presidential guards and national security services, a senior South Sudanese official said in Juba today. Speaking at a…

Following yesterday’s civilian aircraft crash near Juba International Airport, an UNMISS team today joined a search and recovery operation led by the South Sudanese government. Stephen Warikozi, the Chief Executive Officer of…

Faith-based leaders in Western Equatoria State returned to the state capital Yambio today after completing a peace mission to the Greater Mundri area. The 14-person delegation, drawn from different religious denominations and…

The Government of South Sudan announced today that the cholera outbreak which hit the country five months ago has been controlled. “The declaration of the end of the outbreak comes after a period of 10 days with no reported…

As part of efforts to boost its human resource and financial management, the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recently launched Police Personnel Identity Cards in Juba. The ceremony marked the peak of a phased…

Seeking to promote peace among communities in the UNMISS protection of civilians (PoC) site in the Unity State capital Bentiu, an inter-church choir competition was organized today. Over 5000 people gathered to watch the…