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11 September 2013 - To increase awareness of the mandate of UNMISS, the Mission's office in Upper Nile State organized a one-day forum for local journalists and communications officers in the state capital Malakal today…

11 September 2013 – About 2,000 local residents of Panyijar County in Unity State attended a peace rally today to strengthen peaceful co-existence between them and nearby communities. The mass meeting was organized in…

10 September 2013 - UNMISS staff in Warrap State today donated various food items to residents of Mayen Gumel village in state capital Kuajok who were affected by recent floods. Led by the mission's acting State Coordinator…

10 September 2013 - Supporting local pastoral communities in Jonglei State to control the spread of diseases among their livestock, UNMISS Indian Battalion veterinary doctors are conducting animal treatment camps in the state…

9 September 2013 - UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and UN Police (UNPOL) launched an eight-week course on Conventional Munitions Disposal for South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) officers in Rajaf today. Twenty-four…

UNMISS peacekeepers donating blackboards and other stationery items to students and teachers of a school in Gumuruk, Jonglei State. On the eve of International Literacy Day, which is commemorated on 8 September, peacekeepers…

South Sudanese children attending Akuem Primary School in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. This year's International Literacy Day, celebrated on 8 September, is dedicated to "literacies for the 21st century" and highlights the…

8 September 2013 - South Sudan urgently needed to promote literacy and create an environment to help advance development goals, a statement from the government and partner organizations said today. In commemoration of…

6 September 2013- Boosting education in Eastern Equatoria State, UNMISS launched a project to construct a two-classroom block at Jelei Primary School in Nimule County today. "We have a school here but there has never been a…

5 September 2013 - To improve their communication skills, South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) officers in Upper Nile State concluded a three-month English course in the state capital Malakal today. Conducted by UN…

6 September 2013 - In line with South Sudan's efforts to reform its security sector, the first batch of candidates attending the pilot Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programme at Mapel Transitional…

4 September 2013 - Considering alternatives to imprisonment for inmates with minor convictions was vital to reduce overcrowding in prisons, a Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State legislator said today in the state capital Aweil…