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Peacekeepers from the Mongolian Battalion of UNMISS escorting a vessel carrying 182 refugees from Sudan that had become stuck in the Bahr El-Ghazal River. The refugees were being relocated by UNHCR from Upper Nile State to…

10 September 2013 -- The South Sudan Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA) and UNHCR have begun the relocation of Sudanese refugees from Upper Nile State to Ajuong Thok in Unity State. The first group of 182 refugees left the…

Chinese Engineers repairing the main road that connects Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state capital Aweil and Western Bahr El-Ghazal state capital Wau, after it was severely damaged by floods. UNMISS is assisting local authorities…

11 September 2013 - To increase awareness of the mandate of UNMISS, the Mission's office in Upper Nile State organized a one-day forum for local journalists and communications officers in the state capital Malakal today…

11 September 2013 – About 2,000 local residents of Panyijar County in Unity State attended a peace rally today to strengthen peaceful co-existence between them and nearby communities. The mass meeting was organized in…

10 September 2013 - UNMISS staff in Warrap State today donated various food items to residents of Mayen Gumel village in state capital Kuajok who were affected by recent floods. Led by the mission's acting State Coordinator…

10 September 2013 - Supporting local pastoral communities in Jonglei State to control the spread of diseases among their livestock, UNMISS Indian Battalion veterinary doctors are conducting animal treatment camps in the state…

9 September 2013 - UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and UN Police (UNPOL) launched an eight-week course on Conventional Munitions Disposal for South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) officers in Rajaf today. Twenty-four…

UNMISS peacekeepers donating blackboards and other stationery items to students and teachers of a school in Gumuruk, Jonglei State. On the eve of International Literacy Day, which is commemorated on 8 September, peacekeepers…

South Sudanese children attending Akuem Primary School in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. This year's International Literacy Day, celebrated on 8 September, is dedicated to "literacies for the 21st century" and highlights the…

8 September 2013 - South Sudan urgently needed to promote literacy and create an environment to help advance development goals, a statement from the government and partner organizations said today. In commemoration of…

6 September 2013- Boosting education in Eastern Equatoria State, UNMISS launched a project to construct a two-classroom block at Jelei Primary School in Nimule County today. "We have a school here but there has never been a…