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5 November 2013 - Pupils of a school in Rubkona County today learned about the role of UNMISS during the visit of a joint team of mission civilian and Mongolian military peacekeepers.About 90 children from classes six and…

4 November 2013 - Volunteerism was vital in efforts to develop South Sudan, workers with a Unity State organization said today during a meeting organized by UNMISS in the state capital Bentiu. The volunteers or “social…

Monitoring speed in the week-long Road Safety Awareness Campaign launched by UNMISS and the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Juba on 4 November. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret

4 November 2013 - A four-day campaign to boost HIV/AIDS awareness kicked off today in Pochalla County, a remote Jonglei State area that borders with Ethiopia. Pochalla was chosen for its location as well as reports indicating…

4 November 2014 - Sixty senior officers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) visited UNMISS headquarters in Juba today to learn about the mission’s role. The officers, who were all commanders of army divisions from…

1 November 2013 - Some 50 ex-soldiers in Rumbek, Lakes State, received “toolkits” today of materials they needed to begin new lives as farmers, auto mechanics, carpenters or masons. The distribution was carried out by the…

31 October 2013 – Seeking to end the use and recruitment of children in the South Sudanese army, UNMISS completed a two-day training today for members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Akobo, Jonglei State…

UNMISS Brazilian, Danish, German, Uruguayan and Romanian military officers playing football with South Sudanese Young Stars Football team in Juba on 2 November. Organized to promote cultural exchange, the game was won by the…

1 November 2013 - Seeking to enhance human rights reporting, UNMISS concluded a two-day training course in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio today. “There is misconception in the community about the real meaning of…

31 October 2013 - The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) graduated its first batch of 39 fingerprint experts in Juba today after nearly eight months of training in forensic science. The purpose of the training…

South Sudan National Police (SSNPS) officer attending eight-month fingerprint training organized by UN Police, the UN Development Programme and SSNPS. Some 39 participants graduated on 31 October from the specialized training…

29 October 2013 - Aiming to increase awareness that hand-washing with soap can reduce the number of children dying from preventable diseases, Western Equatoria today commemorated Global Hand-washing Day in Yambio County. The…