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UN Police advisors with South Sudanese National Police Service officers who completed six-week training in confidence and trust building. Photo: UNMISS / Ilya Medvedev

31 October 2014 - Building confidence in the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) would help create an environment that would allow internally displaced people (IDPs) to return to their homes, a senior UNMISS official…

31 October 2014 - UNMISS today extracted 30 civilians from the Rubkona airstrip in Unity State and brought them to the Protection of Civilians site at the mission’s base in the state capital Bentiu. The move followed a…

31 October 2014 - Juba Girls Secondary School students called today on the government to enact laws protecting girls and to end Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). “This law will protect girls and it will reduce school…

30 October 2014 - To boost the ability of some 25 civil society members and human rights defenders in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State, UNMISS concluded a two-day workshop there today. “The intention of this training is…

27 October 2014 - More than 60 civilians were injured yesterday after fighting broke at a protection of civilians site next to UN House on the outskirts of Juba, according to a UN spokesperson. Four of the injured civilians…

24 October 2014 - UNMISS and UN agencies today donated used clothes, money and other needed items to over 650 men, women and orphans living with HIV/AIDS at Nzara Rain Bow community to mark UN Day in Western Equatoria. “The…

23 October 2014 - Chiefs in Western Equatoria would take serious measures against anyone abusing the rights of women and girls, a state official said in the capital Yambio today. Chief’s representative Simon Mombasa was…

24 October 2014 - UN Day was marked across South Sudan’s states today by colourful celebrations featuring cultural dances, drawing competitions, school donations, sporting activities and speeches. During a ceremony in Kuajok…

25 October 2014 - Sitting on the hard ground and braving bad weather to learn will soon end for pupils at Kapuri Primary School near Juba, thanks to UNMISS Rwandese soldiers. The idea to build the students a school emerged…

24 October 2014 - South Sudan’s independence is an example of the United Nations’ successes in attaining peace in the world, a senior government official said in Juba today. Abdon Terkoc Matuel, the Undersecretary of the…

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer and Canadian envoy Nicholas Coghlan traveling to Bor, Jonglei State, from Mingkaman, an open camp in Lakes State with almost 100,000 displaced people. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy