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13 July 2013 – Recognizing vital needs of the local South Sudanese community, UN national staff in Upper Nile State donated several critical items to Malakal Teaching Hospital today. The National Staff Association (NSA) in…

Celebrations for second anniversary of South Sudanese independence on 9 July in Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Chynek. Click for larger image

20 June 2013 - South Sudan has progressed over the past few months, but several setbacks, including the deteriorating security situation in Jonglei State, could undermine steps forward, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in…

9 July 2013 - The untold suffering of South Sudanese people had laid an important foundation in achieving freedom they now enjoyed, President Salva Kiir said in Juba today at the country second independence celebrations. "The…

9 July 2013 - Hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan's 10 states celebrated the country's second independence anniversary today with military parades, speeches, singing, dancing and sports. The common theme for the…

South Sudan's second independence anniversary celebrations on 9 July in the capital Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image.

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir meeting in Juba with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous at the beginning of his three-day visit to the country on 5 July. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret…

3 July 2013 - Improved access to justice was vital in enhancing Lakes State security, Local Government Minister Abraham Makoi Bol said in the capital Rumbek today. Speaking at a national workshop on traditional and formal…

1 July 2013 - Civilian disarmament and inter-communal dialogue would play an important role in curbing cattle raids and inter-communal violence, Baliet County officials in Upper Nile State said today. The officials, who met…

1 July 2013 - Aiming to ease travel for people in Jonglei State, UNMISS South Korean engineers began repairing the main road in the state capital Bor today. "As a peacekeeping force, we are here to assist (the government) in…

A member of the UNMISS Mongolian peacekeeping contingent in Unity State helps to rebuild a collapsed wall at Bentiu Independence Stadium, ahead of South Sudan's second independence anniversary celebrations on 9 July. This…