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21 July 2015 - It is vital for lecturers in South Sudan’s universities to increase awareness of the benefits of peaceful co-existence, a senior government official in Western Bahr el Ghazal State said in the state capital Wau…

22 July 2015 - UNMISS Chief of Staff Paul Egunsola today visited the Unity State capital Bentiu, where he met Deputy State Governor Mabek Lang and other government officials.Speaking to Radio Miraya after the meeting, Mr…

22 July 2015- The sanctity of life should be paramount and everything should be done to protect civilians from risk and fear of death from violence in South Sudan, the UN top humanitarian official said in Juba today.UN…

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien meeting with women at UNMISS protection site in Juba. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine

Girl at Hope Primary School in UNMISS protection site in Juba makes presentation during debate on early marriage. Photo: UNMISS/Ilya Medvedev

16 July 2015 - The outlook on the situation in South Sudan was not completely bleak, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) (Political) Moustapha Soumaré said in Juba today. Speaking at a press…

14 July 2015 - A second round of cholera vaccination kicked off in UNMISS Protection-of-Civilians (PoC) sites in Juba today, led by the World Health Organization and health partners. According to vaccination teams in…

15 July 2015 - Easing their vital water needs, UNMISS today handed over a mini water-yard facility to residents of Gormoyok Village in Juba, Central Equatoria State. Speaking during the hand-over ceremony, UNMISS Central…

14 July 2015 - UNMISS today conducted a human rights workshop for community leaders and youth security monitors among internally displaced person’s (IDPs) at the mission’s base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal. A total…

UNMISS Kenyan doctor working in maternity ward at Warrap State Hospital in capital Kuajok, as part of civil military activities. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

South Sudan celebrating its fourth anniversary of independence on 9 July. Photo: UNMISS/Irene Scott

10 July 2015 - To promote peace among different ethnic groups, UNMISS recently began training a Community Watch Group at the UNMISS Protection-of-Civilians (PoC) site in the Unity State capital Bentiu. The training, which…