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5 December 2013 - Commemorating International Volunteers Day, UN Volunteers in Upper Nile organized a fundraising “Run for Charity” for children living in the interim care centre of the state capital Malakal today. The centre…

6 December 2013 - Assisting local authorities to enforce the law and maintain peace, the UN handed over today a police post in Aweil East County’s Yargot Payam in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. Construction of the $50,000…

5 December 2013 - Enhancing their skills as national army officers, senior members of the South Sudanese military completed a protection of civilians training today in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State capital Aweil…

4 December 2013 - UNMISS and the South Sudanese government had shifted from basic to more specialized training for national police personnel, the UN Police (UNPOL) Commissioner said in Juba today. Speaking at the end of a six…

3 December 2013 - Hundreds of local residents joined together today in Kuajok, Warrap State, at the government’s launch of its nation-wide campaign on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). Representatives from the Ministry of…

3 December 2013 - Seeking ministry and community support for ex-combatants, a two-day workshop on South Sudan’s disarmament programme ended in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state capital Aweil today. Some 50 government…

3 November 2013 - A wheelchair basketball game held as part of activities to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was a prime opportunity to support them and raise awareness about their challenges, UNMISS…

2 December 2013 - World AIDS Day was celebrated in ceremonies across South Sudanese states today with speeches, songs, drams, medical advice and testimonies of people living with the pandemic. In Yambio, Western Equatoria…

29 November 2013 – The HIV infection rate in South Sudan seemed low, but results were affected by stigma surrounding the disease, the UN family head in the country said in Juba today. “We don’t actually know (what the real…

28 November 2013 - Officials from Unity and Lakes states pledged today in Rumbek to strengthen efforts to prevent cattle rustling and insecurity along their shared borders. Delegations attending a meeting, organized by AECOM…

28 November 2013 - A top official in Upper Nile State urged people in the capital Malakal today to report any form of sexual harassment and related cases of abuse. “I need you to assist me, especially watching over your…

29 November 2013 - Firearms control was vital in keeping a country stable and preventing it from descending into chaos, a top UN Police official said today in Juba at the graduation of South Sudan’s first weapons marking…