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24 February 2014 - Young inmates in Yambio Central Prison, Western Equatoria State, hailed UNMISS Corrections Advisors today for establishing a school so they can continue their education in jail. “Young juveniles can’t just…
24 February 2014 - To promote women’s role in upholding peace in Western Equatoria State, the UNMISS Gender Unit recently held a one-day workshop in Maridi County.Focusing on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on the vital…
24 February 2014 - The UNMISS Indian and South Korean militaries have been providing vital medical, security and engineering services to displaced people in the Jonglei State capital Bor.With more than 5,000 internally…
21 February 2014 - UNMISS released a report today outlining human rights abuses committed by both sides to the South Sudan conflict, including rapes, mass killings and torture.It warns that civilians are continuing to be…
When fighting broke out in South Sudan in mid-December, Peter Manyok was attending university in Western Bahr El-Ghazal, far from his family in the Jonglei State capital Bor.This week, Mr. Manyok returned home, one of…
20 February 2014 - Seeking reduce crime, UNPOL and the South Sudanese police organized a training for the newly established Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) today in Cuei-Cok, south of the Lakes State capital…
19 February 2014 - Western Equatoria State unanimously passed an annual budget today of over 170 million South Sudanese pounds (about $60 million) for the fiscal year 2013-2014. Speaking during the Legislative Assembly…
Children at school in Tambura, Western Equatoria State, which has remained peaceful during the South Sudan conflict. Photo: UNMISS/Christine Spencer
18 February 2014 - Some 10 people died at the UNMISS hospital in the Upper Nile capital Malakal after heavy fighting broke out earlier today between pro-government and opposition forces near the mission compound…
18 February 2014 - Women had suffered most during the South Sudan conflict, representatives of displaced women living in an UNMISS protection site in Juba said today while meeting UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo…
18 February 2014 - The Western Equatorian government today urged UNMISS, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to work freely in the state, which has remained calm during the South Sudan crisis. “I urge all…
17 February 2014 - Added to humanitarian support, South Sudanese resilience would help take them through the current crisis, UNICEF Director for Emergency Operations Ted Chaiban said during a visit to an UNMISS protection…