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3 July 2014 - Between 100 and 200 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) are arriving each day at the protection-of-civilians (PoC) site at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, a senior mission official said in…
2 July 2014 - Secondary school exams began across South Sudan last week and are also taking place at several protection sites on UNMISS bases including those in Juba and Upper Nile State capital Malakal.
1 July 2014 - To sensitize women living in protection sites at UNMISS bases on how to deal with physical and gender-based violence, UN Police (UNPOL) today started a week-long training workshop. Conducted by female UNPOL…
30 June 2014 - No one could have predicted the “horrible” conflict in South Sudan for the last six months, UNMISS Chief Hilde F. Johnson said in New York today. “Although I knew it would be rocky, difficult and challenging…
27 June 2014 - A non-violence initiative launched by UNESCO special envoy Forest Whitaker in Eastern Equatoria State today signaled hope and a brighter future for all South Sudanese, Governor Louis Lobong Lojore said in the…
Food distribution at UNMISS Tomping protection of civilians area in Juba on 26 June. Photo: UNMISS/John Mcilwaine
26 June 2014 - Hollywood actor and UNESCO special envoy Forest Whitaker today arrived in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State, where he will launch the Youth Peacemaker Network—an initiative aimed at promoting peace and…
On 20 June, World Refugee Day, more than 360,000 South Sudanese were sheltering in neighbouring countries, and the nation itself was harbouring almost 240,000 refugees. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflcit Leila Zerrougui visiting displaced persons at UN House in Juba on 23 June. Photo: UNMISS/John Mcilwaine
24 June 2014 - To get back on track in implementing an Action Plan to end recruitment of children into the armed forces, the South Sudanese government today signed a recommitment agreement with the United Nations in Juba…
24 June 2014 - To assist South Sudanese police with community policing as well as gender, child and vulnerable persons’ protection, UNPOL completed a two-week training today in Aweil, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. During the…
23 June 2014 - President Salva Kiir had expressed his government’s firm commitment to adhere to South Sudan’s Action Plan to end recruitment and use of children in armed forces, Special Representative of the Secretary General…