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11 June 2015 - UNMISS today handed over bakery equipment to 38 displaced women at the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The bakery equipment was funded by an UNMISS Quick Impact Project (QIP)…

12 June 2015 - As society’s most energetic age group as well as its future, youth must learn to identify and cope with conflict, a senior county official said in Terekeka, Central Equatoria State. “The conflict which occurs…

10 June 2015 - Seeking to end ongoing conflict in South Sudan, displaced women from various churches today organized a special prayer for peace at the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, Upper Nile State. Organizer…

Launch of national "Back to Learning" campaign on 3 June in Yambio, Western Equatoria. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

8 June 2015 - Educating local residents on the mission and conflict, UNMISS held a workshop today in Jur River County of Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. The workshop, conducted with the Public Information and Civil Affairs…

5 June 2015 - In a continuing effort to draw police and local residents closer together, 38 Central Equatoria State officers graduated from a confidence and trust building training today in Juba. The two-week course, which…

5 June 2015 - In keeping displaced persons at UNMISS Juba protection sites secure, UN Police and partners today completed a fourth training programme for Community Watch Groups. Some 49 participants from three Protection of…

5 June 2015 - As heavy rains and flooding threaten Protection of Civilians (PoC) areas at UNMISS Bentiu, Unity State, displaced people are being relocated to a larger site with better drainage. Since the exercise began on 29…

Child at Juba Protection of Civilians site during UN Police search for weapons and prohibited items on 3 June. Photo: UNMISS/Ilya Medvedev

3 June 2015 - Targeting 40,000 children in need of schooling, Western Equatoria State today kicked off the national “back to learning” campaign in the capital Yambio. Launching the activity, Governor Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro…

1 June 2015 - A new UNMISS-constructed community center in Western Equatoria State’s Nagero County would greatly assist in promoting peace and culture, a senior government official said today during the handover ceremony…

31 May – Flags were raised, wreaths were laid and tributes were paid to fallen and serving peacekeepers as UNMISS commemorated International Day of UN Peacekeepers (29 May) across the country. The one exception was Upper Nile…