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28 January 2013 - Construction on a vital road linking residents of Turalei, Warrap State, with the only medical facility in Twic County was launched by UNMISS in the town today. The road suffers seasonal flooding, making is…

28 January 2014 - Civilians sheltering at the UNMISS base in Bentiu, Unity State, spent this evening cleaning their protection areas with the Mongolian battalion, and taking part in "fun" activities. Mongolians handed out…

28 January 2014 - Continued violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement signed between teams from the South Sudan government and rival forces were because the accord was defective, the Minister of Information said in…

28 January 2014 - People displaced by violent conflict in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal said today they had lost faith and wished to leave the area or country, the UN humanitarian chief said during a visit to the town…

27 January 2014 - A monitoring and verification team would soon be on the ground to check implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement by the government and opposition in South Sudan, regional officials said today…

The UNMISS Mongolian battalion has been fetching and distributing water to civilians sheltering on the mission’s Bentiu base since 19 December. The battalion is currently hauling 930 tons of water per day. Photo: UNMISS/Anna…

27 January 2014 - Seeking to draw attention to humanitarian consequences of the South Sudan crisis and mobilize support for much-needed assistance, UN Humanitarian chief Valerie Amos arrived in Juba today. Ms. Amos is…

24 January 2014 - If there had been no UNMISS in the Unity State capital Bentiu during the recent crisis, it would have been a disaster for the people, Deputy Governor Mabek Lang de Bilkuei said during the visit of a top…

24 January 2014 - When shooting began in Juba on 15 December 2013, Mary Nyapel was sleeping in her house near the national army’s headquarters in Juba, unaware that the gunfire would change her life. “My husband was killed in…

23 January 2014 - Seeking a peaceful nomadic migration season this year, some 300 delegates from Sudanese and South Sudanese border communities began a three-day conference in Gok Machar, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State…

UN Peacekeepers securing the entrance to UNMISS Juba compound. “The United Nations … will continue to do everything within its means to protect civilians at risk and provide the necessary humanitarian assistance,” Secretary…

23 January 2014 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council today welcomed the signing of a cessation of hostilities agreement between anti- and pro-government forces in South Sudan. Representatives of…