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28 August 2012 - Seeking to prevent further conflict in Jonglei State, participants at a forum in the capital Bor today called for full implementation of the All-Jonglei Peace Resolution, which traditional chiefs signed…

24 August 2012 - UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Toby Lanzer at food distribution site in Yida refugee camp, Unity State.

17 August 2012 - Bringing Jonglei State youth together to further peace and development, a three-day conference concluded today in the capital Bor. The over 55 youth attending formed the "Jonglei Youth Union" during the…

24 August 2012 – South Sudanese should stop fighting so that they could continue developing their new nation, President Salva Kiir said today in the Eastern Equatoria State capital of Torit. "I urge you to maintain peace…

24 August 2012 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls on all South Sudanese institutions and actors engaged in stabilizing Jonglei state to take immediate action to safeguard re cent gains in the peace…

22 August 2012 - Furthering rule of law in newly independent South Sudan, 375 wardens graduated today from a one-year course in Rumbek, Lakes State. Addressing the graduates at Makembele Training Centre, Governor Chol Tong…

21 August 2012 - Aiming to spread awareness of its role in South Sudan, UNMISS held an outreach event today at a university in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital of Wau. University of Bahr El-Ghazal Academic Secretary…

15 August 2012 – The UNMISS Corrections Advisory Section (CAS) today donated a variety of food and non-food items to female inmates and their children in three prisons in Warrap State. Inmates in Kuajok Central State, Turalei…

SRSG Hilde F. Johnson greeting President Salva Kiir Mayardit at her briefing of Council of Ministers on mission's achievements and renewed mandate in Juba on 17 August 2012. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy.

17 August 2012 – UNMISS and the national Ministry of Interior signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the capital Juba today on the transformation of the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS). The Special…

15 August 2012 – The UNMISS Indian Battalion conducted a free, day-long medical and veterinary camp for residents of the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal today. Veterinary officer Lt. Col Ravinder Yadav hailed what he…

10 August 2012 – The UNMISS Chinese Engineering Company presented a cultural exhibition at Wau's Bahr El-Ghazal University today that highlighted its contributions to the people of South Sudan. The company's commanding…