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14 December 2012- Seeking to boost their skills in criminal investigation, 12 South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) officers completed an intensive training in the Lakes State capital Rumbek today. The three-week course…

13 December 2012 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) expresses its deep concern over the violence and loss of life that occurred in Wau, the capital of Western Bahr El Ghazal State, on 8 and 9 December 2012.

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2 November 2011 - First steps to form a government in South Sudan are encouraging, but expectations that it will become a stable, democratically governed country will not be met in the short term, according to a UN report…

7 December 2012 - Girls in Unity State were increasingly opposed to early and forced marriage, an informal student survey in the state capital Bentiu revealed today. Although the two practices were major gender-related human…

10 December 2012 - Growing insecurity in South Sudan was due to economic inequality among its citizens, the country's Human Rights Commission chairman said today in Juba. "We are seeing the impact of the economic situation on…

9 December 2012 - Celebrations for Human Rights Day in South Sudan kicked off today with a free, public concert featuring the Juba-based dance and music group Orupaap, who dedicated a song to the occasion. Written…

7 December 2012 - The one thing South Sudanese must uphold was protection of human rights, which represented the liberation they sought, a senior government official said in Juba today. "This is what the Sudan People's…

7 December 2012 -The United Mission in South Sudan expresses its deep concern at the reported killing of the independent columnist Diing Chan Awol.

5 December 2012 - As the 110,000 refugees in Upper Nile State pressured local residents, the relationship between them and host communities must be carefully managed, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan said today…

5 December 2012 - UN Volunteers in Western Bahr El-Ghazal today donated 20 mattresses to the children's ward at Wau Teaching Hospital, as part of activities to celebrate International Volunteer Day. The volunteers, along with…

5 December 2012 - Focusing on projects enhancing peace and development in South Sudanese communities, UN Volunteers across the country today celebrated International Volunteer Day (IVD). "IVD is a celebration of volunteering…