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5 December 2011 - UN Volunteers (UNVs) in the Western Equatoria State capital of Yambio marked International Volunteers Day with a cleaning campaign and food donation at Yambio Civil Hospital. The 20 South Sudanese and…

5 December 2011 – As part of the UNMISS' mandate to strengthen security services in South Sudan, UN Police in Eastern Equatoria State began a two-week criminal investigation course for local police today in the capital Torit…

5 December 2011 - Volunteerism should be an integral part of the world's new development strategy, according to the UN State of the World's Volunteerism Report (SWVR) released today during celebrations to mark International…

2 December 2011 – With the laying of fresh mines in Unity State, the UNMISS demining body intensified its work on major routes there today to ease humanitarian service delivery. Following clearance of the 90-kilometre Bentiu…

1 December 2011 - Calls for zero discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) were repeated in several South Sudanese states during World Aids Day commemorations today. The theme for this year's Day was "Zero New HIV…

1 December 2011 – Addressing the first World AIDS Day to be celebrated in the new nation of South Sudan, President Salva Kiir Mayardit declared the occasion a public holiday so that all people could attend future festivities…

29 November 2011 – To discuss South Sudan's new national Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) policy, the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State DDR Commission hosted a briefing for state advisors and ministers in the…

29 November 2011 - As part of its mandate to build up national capacity in South Sudanese prisons, UNMISS Corrections Advisory Section and Human Rights Office in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, have been training prison…

28 November 2011 - To bolster peace building and conflict resolution efforts in Upper Nile State, a 39-member Council of Traditional Authority Leaders (COTAL) took their oaths today in a swearing-in ceremony held in the…

28 November 2011 – In combating violence against women, several South Sudanese towns began "16 days of activism" over the past few days to help eradicate and raise awareness of the crime. Running from 25 November…

28 November 2011 – Under the theme "Girls education for quality education, peace and development", Upper Nile State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) in collaboration with UNICEF celebrated South Sudanese…

24 November 2011 - More than 50 women began a three-day training session in participation and representation in political processes today in the Western Bahr-El Ghazal capital Wau. The training of trainers' workshop, which…