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21 November 2012 - Heeding human rights reports citing shortfalls in its prisons, South Sudan was seeking more effective ways of rehabilitating offenders, the Presidential Advisor for Legal Affairs said in Juba today. Opening…

15 November 2012 - Northern Bahr El-Ghazal had potential to become the food basket for all of South Sudan, UNMISS State Coordinator Seth Kumi said in Aweil today. Speaking at the state's second annual Agricultural Trade Fair…

13 November 2012 - The Upper Nile government had assured her that plans were in place to prevent conflicts in the state with the onset of the dry season, UNMISS head Hilde F. Johnson said today in the capital Malakal…

13 November 2012 - Handing over abducted women and children promoted peace among communities in Jonglei, the state's Minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare said today in Pibor. Ms. Rachel Anok Omot had accompanied 20…

On a foggy, overcast morning,trainers arrived at a South Sudanese cattle camp in Central Equatoria armed with flipcharts and plastic models of landmines. The trainers, who work for the local non-governmental organization (NGO…

11 November 2012 - To make reporting crimes easier in Bentiu, Unity State, UN Police and the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) distributed leaflets with 24-hour emergency phone numbers to the congregationof a…

9 November 2012 - Seeking to alter attitudes and behaviour surrounding HIV/AIDS, UNMISS completed a 10-day training of Change Agents today in the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal. The exercise aimed to equip the 41…

12 November 2012 - During his last day in the mission, UNMISSForce Commander Major General Moses Bisong Obi said farewellduring a ceremony at headquarters todayin Juba. Maj. Gen. Obi joined UNMISS in June 2010.

When Teresa Daniel Surur asked her children to quit their jobs in the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) and go back to school, she based the advice on her own experience. Regimental Sargeant Major Surur knew well…

6 November 2012 - Highlighting the importance of relations between soldiers and civilians, UNMISS military met with Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) officers today in Bentiu, Unity State. "UNMISS has international…

1 November 2012 - South Sudanese journalists and representatives of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) today criticized two key provisions in an information bill at a public hearing in Juba. The 2012 Right of Access…

5 November 2012 - Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) violated a victim's dignity and human rights and are unacceptable in the UN system, an UNMISS official said today in Juba. "Sexual exploitation means the exchange of goods…