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A team from the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mediation secretariat arrived in South Sudan on 13 October to follow up on implementation of the peace agreement, a secretariat official said in Juba today…

By rehabilitating the airstrip in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio, UNMISS was enhancing the state government’s ability to deliver services, a senior state official said today. “By upgrading this airstrip, you have…

UNMISS recently started long duration patrols to Bentiu town, Unity State to closely assess the security situation and conditions for humanitarians actors to expand their operations. According to the UN Military Sector North…

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had been able to recently deliver livelihood assistance to food-insecure households in areas that hadn’t been reached since the start of the conflict in South Sudan, the UN agency…

To support the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in its efforts to rebuild confidence and trust, UNMISS Police Commissioner Fred Yiga today visited three police posts in areas identified for voluntary return of…

Health worker measuring baby’s arm during UNICEF and World Food Programme launch of joint nutrition response plan for South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

9 September 2015 - With a child becoming severely malnourished every two minutes, the nutrition situation in South Sudan remained dire, UNICEF Country Representative Jonathan Veitch said in a press statement today. The…

9 September 2015 - Western Equatoria State Legislative Assembly today reopened in the state capital Yambio, following a long recess and the death of Speaker Bage James Elia, who was killed by unknown gunmen last month…

9 September 2015 - UN Police (UNPOL) and South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recently launched a community policing awareness campaign in Torit County’s Efanyak community. According to Gabriel Adaka, an SSNPS warrant…

South Sudan joins the global community in celebrating International Literacy Day on 8 September. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

South Sudan national football team Bright Stars won their first ever competitive game against Equatorial Guinea on 5 August. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine.

7 September 2015 - With the rainy season making roads impassable, the World Food Programme (WFP) began air dropping much-needed food in the Unity State capital Bentiu today. According to Francis Sarpong, WFP head of office in…