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Juba, 12 March 2012: The Government of the Republic of South Sudan today is launching the process of civilian disarmament in Jonglei State.

9 March 2012 – To enhance protection of air operations in the country, UNMISS is currently conducting introductory aviation fire and rescue training for newly recruited South Sudanese. "We are training 18 people, eight from…

8 March 2012 - Rural women and girls made up a quarter of the world's population, but often lost out in areas ranging from income and education to health and participation in decision-making, Secretary-General (SG) Ban Ki…

8 March 2012 - With a focus on rural women, International Women's Day was celebrated across South Sudan today with marches, speeches, military parades, songs and traditional dancing. The focal point of celebrations this year…

8 March 2012 – A group of enterprising women demonstrated their skills with fishing nets in making their livings during a celebration today in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital of Wau. "We were trained by the fishery…

7 March 2012 - A day before the world marked International Women's Day (IWD), UNMISS visited pregnant and newly delivered women at Juba Teaching Hospital. Despite a rise in women seeking antenatal care in hospital, less than…

6 March 2012 – Striving to maintain existing routes and extend its limited road network, Western Equatoria State launched a volunteer "Road Maintenance Crew" today in the capital Yambio. Organized by the state Ministry of…

1 March 2012 - Authorities in a Western Bahr El-Ghazal State county have voiced concern about widespread cases of epilepsy among its residents, according to anUNMISS team on a three-day assessment mission to the area. "The…

29 February 2012 - Aiming to boost knowledge of human rights in the military, UNMISS completed a three-day training session for Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) officers today in the Western Equatoria State capital of…

23 February 2012 - For the first time since independence, a dozen representatives of local and independent media in Bor, Jonglei State, met to discuss how South Sudanese reporters had covered recent disturbances in their area…

28 February 2012 - Striving to fill a technology gap and encourage reading, UNMISS handed over a computer centre and library today to a school in the Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit. The centre presented to Torit…

26 February 2012 – Drawing attention to the remarkable progress of Holy Trinity Peace Village in Koron, Eastern Equatoria State, Bishop Parid Taban drew together local and foreign dignitaries in a ceremony held there today…