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26 March 2015 - USAID and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today concluded a two-day training on prevention of HIV/AIDS for health promoters in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The workshop aimed to train hygiene…

26 March 2015 - UNMISS today trained about 40 new Rwandan peacekeepers in Torit on protection of children and armed conflict. The course is part of efforts to increase awareness and highlight peacekeepers’ role in the…

24 March 2015 - United Nations Mine Action Services (UNMAS) on Tuesday detonated mines and unexploded remnants of war in Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State. Toby Lanzer, United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator…

20 March 2015 - As part of nationwide efforts to ensure that children forced out of school by conflict to get back to their education, partners today launched the “Back to Learning” campaign in the Upper Nile State capital…

20 March 2015- Peace was a vital pre-requisite necessary for development to take place in any society, the acting Warrap Governor, Akech Tong Aleu, said in the state capital Kuajok today. Mr. Tong was speaking at a ceremony…

20 March 2015 - To raise awareness and sensitization on human rights amongst civil society organizations (CSOs) in Lakes State, UNMISS organized a two-day workshop in the state capital Rumbek. According to UNMISS Human Rights…

20 March 2015 - An UNMISS human rights official recently advised customary court chiefs in Kajo-keji County, Central Equatoria State, to observe and follow South Sudanese laws that protect human rights during the course of…

UNMISS fire team carrying out controlled burning in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

UNMISS-constructed water point which mission handed over to authorities in Jur River County, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State on 17 March. Photo: UNIMSS/Stalin Gebreselassie

18 March 2015 - Discrimination against women across South Sudan remained a serious challenge to national development, peace and security, Warrap State parliamentarians said in the state capital Kuajok today. The members of…

17 March 2015 - Continuing efforts to support peacebuilding in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, UNMISS handed over a police post and potable water project to authorities in Jur River County today. Speaking at the hand-over…

17 March 2015 - Lack of real progress on the political front was raising concerns that this could result in more fighting which would have more consequences on people’s lives, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer said in…