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27 November 2014 - Increased awareness among South Sudanese people had pushed down HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country, UNMISS HIV and AIDS Unit Chief Michael Munywoki said in Juba today. “South Sudan has got HIV prevalence of…

27 November 2014 - Dowries should be reduced and society from both rural and urban areas sensitized on gender-based violence (GBV), participants said at a workshop today in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. The workshop, which…

26 November 2014 - It was vital for South Sudanese women to acknowledge they had a crucial role to play in peace building, Upper Nile State Minister for Gender and Social Welfare Maria Kwijwok said today.Ms. Kwijwok was…

School children in Lakes State capital Rumbek at launch of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December. Photo: UNMISS/Evelien Vleeshouwers

26 November 2014 - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today donated items to the Peace and Security Council of displaced people living at the UNMISS bases in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal…

26 November 2014 - To achieve stability in South Sudan, peace must begin in homes and then spread to different levels of communities and states, an UNMISS official said in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio today. “We…

26 November 2014 - Just weeks into a public education campaign on the role of UNMISS, the mission has reached some 2,500 secondary school students with its message.“From my understanding UNMISS is here to assist, not to…

25 November 2014 - As part of efforts to build trust in South Sudanese police and encourage displaced people to return to their homes in Juba, UNMISS today handed over a police post to Central Equatoria State. The Khor…

Women seeking protection at UN base in Juba in December last year. 25 November is International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. Humanitarians note that gender-based violence is often most brutal in crisis…

24 November 2014 - Hundreds of women from three counties in Western Equatoria state recently received training in agriculture technology to help them to produce more food for sale and consumption. About 225 women from Yambio…

24 November 2014 - A week-long peace conference in the Greater Tonj region, Warrap State, ended recently with participants calling for greater protection of women. The call was one of five resolutions adopted at the end of…

21 November 2014 - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, concluded her three-day mission to South Sudan today, urging the international community to continue providing support to enable…