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18 May 2012 - To rehabilitate feeder roads and open up access to rural communities in potentially rich agricultural areas, the South Sudanese government today received a $38 million World Bank grant. Minister of Finance and…

17 May 2012 - The UN Security Council today demanded that Sudan immediately and unconditionally withdraw all remaining military and police personnel from the disputed Abyei area. In a resolution that renewed the mandate of UN…

15 May 2012 - An estimated 12,000 South Sudanese will be airlifted from Khartoum to Juba and provided with humanitarian assistance when they arrive, a top UN official said today. "This airlift is being organized by the…

14 May 2012 - A top UN envoy today urged the Ugandan government to bring to justice a senior commander of the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), who was captured over the weekend. The LRA commander, Caesar Acellam Otto, is…

11 May 2012 - The UN-backed military initiative launched recently by the African Union (AU) against the terror group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has kept its members constantly on the move, according to a UN envoy. In March…

12 May 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed South Sudan's decision to withdraw its police force from the disputed Abyei area, and strongly urged neighbouring Sudan to pull its forces out as well. The withdrawal…

11 May 2012 - While welcoming South Sudan's commitment to human rights, the UN's top rights official stressed today in the capital Juba that work was needed to improve areas like the security services, cultural practices…

8 May 2012 - To upgrade the skills of student nurses in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, UNMISS Chinese hospital held a one-day seminar today for 30 students of Mary Help Nursing College. In opening remarks, Dr. Li Datong…

10 May 2012 - Five women in the Jonglei State capital of Bor shared their experiences with abuse, child abductions, insecurity and forced marriages today with a UN human rights chief visiting the area. Speaking in her native…

10 May 2012 - A top UN human rights official today urged the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to respect people's rights in Jonglei State, where it is currently conducting civilian disarmament. High Commissioner for…

9 May 2012 - Churches in South Sudan were vital in mediating and realizing peace in the new nation, UNMISS head Hilde F. Johnson said today in the Central Equatoria town of Yei. "In South Sudan, to promote peace and build…

3 May 2012 - To rehabilitate legal institutions in Upper Nile State, the Rule of Law Forum held its first meeting after a two year hiatus in the capital Malakal. The government was trying to revive rule of law institutions…