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When Teresa Daniel Surur asked her children to quit their jobs in the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) and go back to school, she based the advice on her own experience. Regimental Sargeant Major Surur knew well…

6 November 2012 - Highlighting the importance of relations between soldiers and civilians, UNMISS military met with Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) officers today in Bentiu, Unity State. "UNMISS has international…

1 November 2012 - South Sudanese journalists and representatives of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) today criticized two key provisions in an information bill at a public hearing in Juba. The 2012 Right of Access…

5 November 2012 - Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) violated a victim's dignity and human rights and are unacceptable in the UN system, an UNMISS official said today in Juba. "Sexual exploitation means the exchange of goods…

2 November - In a continuing effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, UNMISS concluded a 10-day training on the pandemic for counselors today in Bor, Jonglei State. The exercise was organized and conducted by the UNMISS HIV…

2 November 2012 - Training prisons officers to use established laws helped create an environment promoting peace and development in South Sudan, UNMISS Western Bahr El-Ghazal Acting State Coordinator said today in the capital…

3 November 2012 - South Sudanese government officials, lawmakers and journalists exchanged sharply differing views on provisions of pending media laws during the final day of public hearings on three bills currently before…

30 October 2012 - The South Sudanese military was now a professional army and must instill international human rights into its behaviour and operations, an area commander said today in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal. Sudan People's…

25 October 2012 - South Sudan must embed global human rights in its laws to ensure the national parliament respected and followed them, an UNMISS official said in Juba today. Handing over thousands of books to the National…

31 October 2012 – As part of an ongoing community outreach programme in Unity State, UNMISS military liaison officers recently donated books and toys to children admitted to Bentiu Hospital's paediatric ward. "UNMISS is…

When 11-year old MakerMalueth discovered his family could no longer pay school fees or provide food for him, he sought refuge in the Sudan People's Liberation Army. That was back in 2005. Now, seven years later, Mr. Malueth…

18 October 2012 – Taking action to tackle crimes against women and children, the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Upper Nile state launched a Special Protection Unit today. Presiding over a ceremony to launch…