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23 June 2014 - Seeking to boost protection of civilians in the Jonglei State capital Bor, the UNMISS Korean Engineering Company are building an embankment along the River Nile.The 17-kilometre construction, which should be…

23 June 2014 - Aiming to showcase South Sudan’s rich cultural diversity in a new national museum, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and a government team has been touring several states to meet…

20 June 2014 - Different states in South Sudan today commemorated World Refugee Day through activities involving refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable groups. To assist vulnerable youth groups and…

20 June 2014 - More than 360,000 South Sudanese had crossed into neighbouring countries since conflict broke out in the country in December 2013, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said in Juba today.Speaking to Radio Miraya as…

19 June 2014 - The rate of contracting HIV infections in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State was “threatening”, State Minister of Health Tong Deng Anei said in the state capital Aweil today. Mr. Anei said the number of confirmed…

Flooded plains of vibrant, green grass stretch to the horizon on either side of a mud track. The humidity is high in Pibor, but fails to stop children from running in every direction. Due to rains, the area is cut off from…

19 June 2014 - A new protection site beside UNMISS headquarters in Juba was ready to welcome up to 13,300 internally displaced people (IDPs), a senior mission official said today.“Relocation from the UNMISS Tomping base to…

18 June 2014 - To boost the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) in monitoring, investigating and reporting on human rights violations and security, UNMISS organized a one-day training in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal…

Displaced people arriving at new protection site in Juba UN House compound from previous area at UNMISS Tomping. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy

16 June 2014 - Western Equatoria’s Ibba County stands to gain $150,000 a year from a company planning to harvest and plant teak there following an agreement signed today in the capital Yambio. The Indian-based Hakim Company…

16 June 2014 - Hundreds of people in Ibba County, Western Equatoria, today witnessed the opening of the first ever primary boarding school in the state.The all-girls school is the brainchild of Ibba County Commissioner…

16 June 2014 - In line with new UNMISS mandate which emphasizes protection of civilians, a training course for police officers ended in the Lakes State capital Rumbek today. UN Police (UNPOL) in the state organized the two…