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13 May 2013 – As security reform was a priority of the South Sudanese government, austerity measures had not affected disarmament programmes, a senior government official said in Juba today. Speaking to journalists at a press…
10 May 2013 - Rule of law was vital in building a legislative framework to tackle root causes of conflict and strengthen peace, an UNMISS official said in the Jonglei State capital Bor today. Speaking at a workshop on…
8 May 2013 - Aiming to control a meningitis outbreak in Upper Nile, the government was planning a vaccination campaign with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), officials said in Malakal today. The state health…
UN Police Advisor Dalip Soni conferring with a South Sudan National Police Service officer in Juba. Seeking to assist in building the capacity of local police, UN Police officers mentor local counterparts as part of their…
7 May 2013 - Hundreds of South Sudanese today marched through Juba, demonstrating against the killing of the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief in the contested region of Abyei on 4 May. Chief Kuol Deng Kuol Arop and an Ethiopian…
7 May 2013- Seeking to empower school children in Unity State, UN Police in Bentiu trained them today in traffic rules and basic human rights. The UN Police Advisors, who conducted the training in collaboration with South…
6 May 2013 - It was vital for South Sudanese women to assist in drawing up the country's constitution and translating it into law, the Presidential Advisor on Legal Affairs said in Juba today. Speaking at the opening of a…
6 May 2013 - Aiming to improve the computer literacy of national army officers in Upper Nile, UNMISS Military Liaison Officers completed a basic training course for them today in the state capital Malakal. Some 15 officers…
5 May 2013 - The international community today urged the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to remain calm, following the killing of the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief in the contested Abyei Area yesterday. Tensions in the area…
UN Radio Miraya journalist speaking with midwife trainees at Juba Teaching Hospital. South Sudan joined the global community in celebrating International Day of the Midwife on 5 May. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy. Click for…
5 May 2013 - Skilled midwives could spell the difference between life and death for close to 300,000 women each year and 10 times that many infants, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Confederation of…
3 May 2013 - Hundreds of residents who took refuge earlier this week at the UNMISS base in Pibor, Jonglei State, have returned to their homes, mission officials said today. Following an exchange of gunfire between the Sudan…