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8 May 2014 - Fighting and heavy rains are the biggest disruption to hundreds of displaced children attending primary school at the UNMISS base in Bentiu, Unity State capital, a UNICEF official said recently. Luel Deng Ding…

8 May 2014- It is vital for parties to the conflict in South Sudan to abandon their current determination to pursue military option and engage in the peace process in good faith, a new UNMISS human rights report released…

7 May 2014 - To prevent a breakout of cholera among displaced people at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) today started a second round of cholera vaccinations. The oral…

7 May 2014 - UNMISS had shown remarkable flexibility since 15 December by re-prioritizing mandate duties under resource and safety constraints, UN Peacekeeping Chief Herve Ladsous said today. Mr. Ladsous, who met several…

6 May 2014 - More than 11,000 people escaping violence in Nasir, Upper Nile State, have fled across the Ethiopian border in the last 72 hours, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today. The agency reported a sharp rise in the…

6 May 2014 - Humanitarian partners are working together to overcome challenges in providing assistance to over 100,000 displaced people (IDPs) in Awerial County, Lakes State, aid workers said today. “We are concerned about…

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative Hilde F. Johnson speaking to woman seeking shelter at UNMISS base in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Gideon

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after meeting South Sudanese President Salva Kiir in Juba. Photo:UNMISS/PIO

6 May 2014 - So many people have been killed in South Sudan’s conflict, that the country’s leaders should feel “a sense of political responsibility”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the end of a one-day visit to Juba…

6 May 2014 - South Sudan President Salva Kiir today reiterated his willingness to hold talks with opposition leader Riek Machar. In a press briefing after meeting with visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Juba…

6 May 2014 - The United Nations was doing its best to improve living conditions for people seeking shelter at its bases, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told displaced people in Juba today. Mr. Ban, who is on a one-day visit to…

6 May 2014 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Juba today for a one-day visit to South Sudan. The top UN official was met at Juba International Airport by his Special Representative to the country, Hilde…