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15 April 2015 - Unity State’s government is temporarily transferring its capital to Mayom County due to increased insecurity in Bentiu. Several government officials have already moved to Mankien in Mayom County, some 100…

Chinese peacekeeper during building of accommodation at UNMISS base in Juba for newly-arrived 700-member battalion. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

10 April 2015 - Following recent conflict in the area, UNMISS in Malakal, Upper Nile State, has received an influx of 4,500 people at its Protection of Civilians (PoC) site. The new internally displaced persons (IDPs)…

Reading educational material at event in Juba celebrating International Day For Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

British Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules, which has assisted UNMISS in moving about 20 tons of cargo a day between Entebbe, Juba and Malakal, Upper Nile State, over the last two weeks. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

Lighting candles at UNMISS Juba to commemorate 21st anniverary of Rwandan genicide against Tutsi. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

8 April 2015 - Education for children in South Sudan would greatly improve if the country ended its conflict, UNICEF’s Ambassador in Japan said today in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. Visiting the area to assess education…

9 April 2015 - Due to an outbreak of measles at the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, Unity State, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have begun immunizing children in the camp. The immunization, which…

8 April 2015 - More than 250,000 South Sudanese affected by conflict are receiving life-saving food transported through Sudan, according to a joint statement issued today by the World Food Programme (WFP) and partners. The…

31 March 2015 - Wau municipality in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State today has received a school building, handed over by UNMISS as one of the mission’s Quick Impact Projects (QIPs). The QIP was implemented by the mission’s…

26 March 2015 - Representatives of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites in Bentiu, Unity State, today concluded a two-day training aimed at addressing human rights concerns in the…

25 March 2015 - Women internally displaced persons in the Wau Protection of Civilians site today held discussed people-to-people peace and reconciliation. In a group discussion, organized by UNMISS, the women were briefed…