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17 June 17 2013 - An operation to relocate more than 18,000 refugees from a flood-prone camp in Upper Nile to a new site has been successfully completed ahead of schedule, according to a statement released today by the UN…
17 June 2013 - The South Sudanese government had a responsibility to work towards eliminating harmful socio-cultural and traditional practices affecting children, the Eastern Equatoria deputy governor said in state capital…
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought falls on 17 June. According to the South Sudan Infrastructure Action Plan (2012), less than 5% of the country's cultivated area is irrigated, making it difficult to ensure food…
15 June 2013 - The Wau Duathlon raised $15,000 today for a solar panel to be installed in the pediatric section of Wau Teaching Hospital. The male and female winners of the event, organized by UN Volunteers in collaboration…
15 June 2013 - Beseeching them through songs and poems, Unity State children today urged adults to give young people an education so they could become doctors, pilots or teachers. The children were celebrating International…
13 June 2013 - South Sudan was determined to be removed from the UN Secretary-General's list of parties recruiting and using children in armed conflict, a top official in its army said today in Juba. The South Sudan People's…
South Sudan will be marking International Day of the African Child on 16 June. The term "child" refers to anyone under the age of 18 or about 51% of the country's 11.8 million population estimate for 2013, of which only 1.6%…
Cattle are of vital importance in South Sudan. They symbolize wealth and status and are often the cause of disputes among different groups. According to the South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics, the country's estimated…
10 June 2013 - Concluding a brick-molding project today in Pariak, Jonglei State, UNMISS and the state government handed out buckets, carpets, wheelbarrows, shovels, brick molds, helmets, gumboots and gloves to 38…
7 June 2013 – In what has become a regular tradition, UNMISS Kenyan Battalion peacekeepers donated blood to children and pregnant women at Aweil Civil Hospital today. Some 14 soldiers participated in the current exercise in…
10 June 2013 - Recognizing the desperate shortage of trained teachers at Jonglei State's only university, UNMISS has been providing the Bor institution with free veterinary classes. The mission's Indian Battalion is…
5 June 2013 - Aiming to increase journalists' knowledge of ethics when reporting on children, UNICEF organized a two-day workshop that ended today in Upper Nile State. The workshop, held in the state capital Malakal…