12 December 2013- Aiming to build their capacity, UNMISS conducted a workshop on best practices for Eastern Equatoria state government press officers in the state capital Torit today. Addressing 46 participants, drawn from…
11 December 2013 – Hunger, health problems, insecurity and a lack of schools and roads. These were some of the challenges reported when a high level diplomatic, United Nations and South Sudanese government delegation today…
11 December 2013 - The Embassy of South Africa today held a memorial service for their deceased former President Nelson Mandela at Freedom Hall in Juba. Speaker after speaker at the service, attended by Vice President James…
10 December 2013 - Hundreds of South Sudanese citizens gathered in different state capitals today and commemorated International Human Rights Day with speeches, songs, dancing and drama. Addressing a crowd gathered in the…
Youth in Unity State capital Bentiu taking part in drama during International Human Rights Day celebrations on 10 December. Photo: UNMISS / Anna Adhikari
10 December 2013 - Recent convictions of 39 Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers for violations of human rights in Jonglei State are a sign that South Sudan is moving in the right direction to promote and protect…
5 December 2013 - Commemorating International Volunteers Day, UN Volunteers in Upper Nile organized a fundraising “Run for Charity” for children living in the interim care centre of the state capital Malakal today. The centre…
6 December 2013 - Assisting local authorities to enforce the law and maintain peace, the UN handed over today a police post in Aweil East County’s Yargot Payam in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. Construction of the $50,000…
5 December 2013 - Enhancing their skills as national army officers, senior members of the South Sudanese military completed a protection of civilians training today in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State capital Aweil…
4 December 2013 - UNMISS and the South Sudanese government had shifted from basic to more specialized training for national police personnel, the UN Police (UNPOL) Commissioner said in Juba today. Speaking at the end of a six…
3 December 2013 - Hundreds of local residents joined together today in Kuajok, Warrap State, at the government’s launch of its nation-wide campaign on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). Representatives from the Ministry of…
3 December 2013 - Seeking ministry and community support for ex-combatants, a two-day workshop on South Sudan’s disarmament programme ended in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state capital Aweil today. Some 50 government…