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8 March 2012 – A group of enterprising women demonstrated their skills with fishing nets in making their livings during a celebration today in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital of Wau. "We were trained by the fishery…

7 March 2012 - A day before the world marked International Women's Day (IWD), UNMISS visited pregnant and newly delivered women at Juba Teaching Hospital. Despite a rise in women seeking antenatal care in hospital, less than…

6 March 2012 – Striving to maintain existing routes and extend its limited road network, Western Equatoria State launched a volunteer "Road Maintenance Crew" today in the capital Yambio. Organized by the state Ministry of…

1 March 2012 - Authorities in a Western Bahr El-Ghazal State county have voiced concern about widespread cases of epilepsy among its residents, according to anUNMISS team on a three-day assessment mission to the area. "The…

29 February 2012 - Aiming to boost knowledge of human rights in the military, UNMISS completed a three-day training session for Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) officers today in the Western Equatoria State capital of…

23 February 2012 - For the first time since independence, a dozen representatives of local and independent media in Bor, Jonglei State, met to discuss how South Sudanese reporters had covered recent disturbances in their area…

28 February 2012 - Striving to fill a technology gap and encourage reading, UNMISS handed over a computer centre and library today to a school in the Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit. The centre presented to Torit…

26 February 2012 – Drawing attention to the remarkable progress of Holy Trinity Peace Village in Koron, Eastern Equatoria State, Bishop Parid Taban drew together local and foreign dignitaries in a ceremony held there today…

25 February 2012- In the presence of thousands of residents, Lakes State Governor Chol Tong Mayay signed the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan (2011) and was sworn in anew under its provisions today in…

24 February 2012 - About a million returnees expected to leave Sudan in April by road would pass through his state, Upper Nile Deputy Governor Andrea Maya said today in a meeting with a top UNMISS official. With ongoing…

23 February 2012 - To build confidence and share information on the UNMISS mandate, Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and military operations, the mission launched the first of a series of sensitization seminars for the Sudan…

22 February 2012 – Attempting to close a technology gap in Western Equatoria State, the UN Development Program (UNDP) concluded a 10-day Information Communication Technology (ICT) training for government officials today in…