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8 November 2013 - A top UN official visiting Unity said today in the capital Bentiu that she was impressed by the state government’s commitment to development. “It is very encouraging to meet with the deputy governor and all…

Controlled detonation of unexploded ordinance during UN Mine Action Service-led Conventional Munitions Disposal training for South Sudanese police at Rajaf near Juba. A first class of 20 officers graduated from the eight-week…

6 November 2013 - Laws preventing early marriage were vital in the fight to prevent fistula among women across South Sudan, Lakes State Minister of Health Majok Malek said in the state capital Rumbek today. Mr. Malek was…

6 November 2013 - Seeking to reduce malaria in the rainy season, UNMISS Chinese military engineers are repairing a mosquito-infested road in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal capital Wau. “The road is overwhelmed by a number of big…

6 November 2013 – The people, army and government must work together for South Sudan to become a stable nation, a senior Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) officer said in Juba today. “It is only through cooperation that…

5 November 2013 - Pupils of a school in Rubkona County today learned about the role of UNMISS during the visit of a joint team of mission civilian and Mongolian military peacekeepers.About 90 children from classes six and…

4 November 2013 - Volunteerism was vital in efforts to develop South Sudan, workers with a Unity State organization said today during a meeting organized by UNMISS in the state capital Bentiu. The volunteers or “social…

Monitoring speed in the week-long Road Safety Awareness Campaign launched by UNMISS and the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Juba on 4 November. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret

4 November 2013 - A four-day campaign to boost HIV/AIDS awareness kicked off today in Pochalla County, a remote Jonglei State area that borders with Ethiopia. Pochalla was chosen for its location as well as reports indicating…

4 November 2014 - Sixty senior officers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) visited UNMISS headquarters in Juba today to learn about the mission’s role. The officers, who were all commanders of army divisions from…

1 November 2013 - Some 50 ex-soldiers in Rumbek, Lakes State, received “toolkits” today of materials they needed to begin new lives as farmers, auto mechanics, carpenters or masons. The distribution was carried out by the…

31 October 2013 – Seeking to end the use and recruitment of children in the South Sudanese army, UNMISS completed a two-day training today for members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Akobo, Jonglei State…