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UN Radio Miraya on-line quiz show at Juba's Confident Children out of Conflict Orphanage in a Christmas celebration on 25 December. Other Miraya-hosted activities featured Santa Claus handing out UNMISS-donated gifts and a…

19 December 2012 - A strong police force was essential in a new country like South Sudan, but it must have good managers to be effective, a top UN official in the country said today at Rajaf Police Training School in Juba…

Prisoners of feuding youth in Jonglei State for almost five months, an elated Dole Koroko and her two-year-old son recently stepped off an UNMISS helicopter to freedom in Pibor. Abducted in January by Lou Nuer armed youth who…

21 December 2012 - Recognizing health problems due to insecurity and flooding, medical officers of the UNMISS Nepalese contingent today treated over 60 people with various illnesses and handed out free medicine in Anyindi…

21 December 2012 - To promote peace and stability within and between communities and inform local residents about the mission's role, especially in protecting civilians, UNMISS held a one-day workshop today in Anyindi Payam…

23 December 2012 - Relative calm has returned to the Western Bahr El-Ghazal state capital of Wau following violence that broke out in various neighbourhoods on 19 December. Shops and commercial establishments opened yesterday…

20 december 2012 - In cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Japanese Contingent of the United Nations Mission In South Sudan,(UNMISS) conducted a one-day Cleaning Campaign in Juba.

21 December 2012 - UN Police (UNPOL) advisors are supporting the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) with a plan to combat crime in Juba during the upcoming holiday season. In an interview with Radio Miraya, UNMISS…

21 December 2012 – Many civilians, most of them women and children, remain in the UNMISS compound in Wau for the third consecutive day in the wake of disturbances that occurred in various neighborhoods of the Western Bahr El…

20 December 2012 - United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS) has given refuge to thousands of civilians during the last 24 hours following the violence in Wau town. The pictures below illustrate the Mission's work to…

20 December 2012 - Several thousand civilians, mainly women and children, are being protected by the UN, after they sought safety in the mission Wau base from violence in the city. The civilians arrived 19 December and stayed…

18 December 2012 - To enhance the communication skills of prisoners and staff, UNMISS began a series of English literacy classes today at Malakal Central Prison, Upper Nile State. With English being South Sudan's official…