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18 October 2011 - An additional 300 arms collected during ongoing civilian disarmament in Unity State were loaded today into trucks at Freedom Square in Rumbek for transportation to the South Sudanese capital of Juba.

19 Oct 2011

UNICEF funds construction of children’s ward

18 October 2011 – The United Nations Children Fund has donated $160,000 (640,000 South Sudanese Pounds) to help complete a new children's ward at Malakal Teaching Hospital in Upper Nile State.

18 Oct 2011

Civilian disarmament ends in Greater Tonj

17 October 2011 – Civilian disarmament in Warrap State's Greater Tonj concluded peacefully today, bringing an end to the first or voluntary phase of the government-led campaign in the area.

18 Oct 2011

Peace and reconciliation initiatives begin in Jonglei

14 October, 2011– In a bid to bring peace and reconciliation between the warring Murle and Luo Nuer communities, government and church officials in Jonglei State will begin separate peace building meetings with the warring tribes on 15 October.

14 Oct 2011

USAID launch food security programme in Jonglei

13 October, 2011 – In response to acute food shortages in Jonglei State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a $54 million project at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry yesterday in the capital Bor.

14 Oct 2011

Japan assesses peacekeeping prospects in South Sudan

14 October 2011 – An assessment team from the Japan Ground Self Defence Force (GDSF) surveyed Juba International Airport today, as Japan mulls over the possibility of sending personnel to support the UN peacekeeping operation in South Sudan.

14 Oct 2011

Malakal still facing fuel and power shortages

12 October 2011 – Although they live in one of the main South Sudanese oil-producing states, ongoing fuel shortages have kept residents of the Upper Nile capital in the dark for the past three months.

14 Oct 2011

Upper Nile holds disarmament planning workshop

11 October 2011 – To plan forthcoming civilian disarmament activities in his state, Upper Nile Governor Simon Kun Pouch officially opened a two-day workshop in the capital Malakal today.

12 Oct 2011

Workshop decides on network of gender experts

10 October 2011 – Participants at a workshop that kicked off today in the South Sudanese capital of Juba have decided to set up a national network of experts to enhance gender mainstreaming at all levels of government and society.

12 Oct 2011

South Sudan woos investors

7 October 2011 – The South Sudanese capital of Juba played host today to the country's first international business symposium and trade fair, which gathered together local and foreign investors as well as government officials.

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