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Women carrying water in Abiemnom, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Adhikari. Click for larger photo

7 February 2013 - To increase awareness of UNMISS' role among residents of Akobo County in Jonglei State, the mission's Public Information Office conducted a one-day workshop there today. The organizers explained the role of…

Radio Miraya assists Giant Media Theatre Company spread land tenure messages. Photo: UNMISS/Beatrice Mategwa. Click for larger photo.

6 February 2013 - By helping a local theatre group record announcements about South Sudan's land tenure system, UN Radio Miraya was assisting the government to increase awareness of vital concerns, the company's leader said…

6 February 2013 - Assisting to build the skills of South Sudan National Police Service officers, UN Police today completed a month-long criminal investigation course for 25 force members in the Unity State capital Bentiu…

5 February 2013 -The UNMISS head Hilde F. Johnson visited Wau in Western Bahr-El-Ghazal for the first time since the violence there in December 2012. She called for those persons most responsible for the crimes and murders to…

Swampy grasslands around Kuajok, Warrap State. Photo: UNMISS/Richard Mackinnon. Click for larger photo.

29 January 2013 - Prisons in Unity State were making steady progress transforming their facilities into correction services, Bentiu State Prison Director said today. Speaking at a workshop to discuss the South Sudan National…

29 January 2013 - In a bid to address recent insecurity in Jonglei State's Pibor County, a South Sudanese delegation of government officials and local elders visited the affected area today. The delegation, assisted with…

Some of about 1,000 Pibor residents still sheltering at the UNMISS camp in Pibor, Jonglei State, after fleeing clashes in the town on 27 January. Photo: UNMISS/UN Police. Click for larger photo.

29 January 2013 – Focusing on vital demining work and its benefits for continued peace in South Sudan, UNMISS held a Mine Action Open Day with partner organizations today in Juba. The event aimed to bring together mine action…

Deminer demonstrating his work during Mine Action Open Day at Juba's Nyakuron Cultural Centre, where UN Mine Action Service and partner organizations highlighted activities in making South Sudan safe from landmines and…