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22 March 2013 - Answering a call from local authorities to save the lives of children and pregnant mothers, 16 UNMISS Kenyan peacekeepers donated blood today to Aweil Civil Hospital in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. Speaking…
Woman transporting water to her home in Juba, South Sudan, as the world celebrates World Water Day on 22 March. Only about 25 per cent of the country's population enjoys access to safe drinking water. Millions of people must…
20 March 2013 - The Upper Nile government had agreed that humanitarian aid would be free from taxation in the state, a top UNMISS official said in the capital Malakal today. "Public funds that come from donor countries to…
21 March 2013 - South Sudan's transition towards a stable, viable state was continuing at an uneven pace, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council in New York today. Internal security challenges…
19 March 2013 - The Japanese government has announced it will contribute $5 million to set up quick reaction teams to clear mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in South Sudan, according to a UN Mine Action Service…
Women and children in Pibor, Jonglei State. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image.
20 March 2013 - Over 50 former soldiers in Lakes State's Yirol West County will learn new skills to help them re-enter civilian life in a pilot UNMISS-government pilot programme beginning 15 April 2013. The vocational…
19 March 2013 - Lasting solutions must be found to address the threat from armed groups in South Sudan, despite government efforts to control them, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in latest report on the country. "I am…
19 March 2013 - The first round of South Sudan's 2013 polio vaccination campaign began today, targeting over three million children across the country. The World Health Organization is providing the national Ministry of…
15 March 2013 - In the wake of recent conflict in Jonglei, a senior state official urged an Uror County Lou Nuer community today to live peacefully with its neighbours and refrain from fighting. State Minister for Cabinet and…
18 March 2013 - Seeking to cut down on cattle raiding, UNMISS has been teaching residents of Jonglei's Bor County to make bricks, manage shops, grow vegetablesand raise chickens. "The beneficiaries ... are going to have a…
20 March 2013 - In assisting the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) become a professional force, UNMISS has conducted several trainings on child protection over the past week. Training topics have included international…