29 October 2013 - Aiming to increase awareness that hand-washing with soap can reduce the number of children dying from preventable diseases, Western Equatoria today commemorated Global Hand-washing Day in Yambio County. The…
29 October 2013 - Celebrating the opening of a computer lab that was newly renovated by the Turkish government at the Rajaf South Sudan National Police (SSNPS) Training Centre near Juba, an inauguration ceremony was held at…
25 October 2013 -- The UNMISS office in Western Bahr el Ghazal state today delivered food and clothing items with an estimated value of 25,000 South Sudanese pounds to the Agok Leprosy Centre southeast of the state capital of…
28 October 2013 - UNMISS and the National DDR Commission handed over a new health centre and school today to the Tirrangore community in Eastern Equatoria State. The facilities, worth more than $250,000, were funded by UNMISS…
Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore cutting ribbon of new health centre handed over along with school to Tirrangore community by UNMISS Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) section and national…
26 October 2013 - The humanitarian community and South Sudanese government had reached almost 100,000 of 156,000 people identified as flood-affected since August, a top UN official said in a statement today.“The response will…
27 October 2013 - UN Volunteers in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State donated a solar system and fridge in a ceremony today at the children’s ward of Wau Teaching Hospital. The equipment, worth about $3,500, was part of a one-year…
25 October 2013 - Concluding a two-day workshop on inter-communal conflict, Warrap youth today recommended ways of tackling violence due to cattle-raiding, including education and lower dowries.Kuajok National Secondary…
24 October 2013 - Under the theme “One South Sudan – One UN”, UN Day was celebrated across the country today with parades, music, drama, poetry, sporting activities and readings of the Secretary-General’s message. Emphasizing…
24 October 2013 - The UN was the first to recognize South Sudanese sovereignty during independence ceremonies in 2011 as the country raised its flag, a Jonglei official said during UN Day celebrations today in the capital Bor…
24 October 2013 - Students from four secondary schools in Rumbek Center County today discussed the high bride price in the state, arguing that it discriminated and promoted intolerance.“Girls and women are forced to marry…