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A team from the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mediation secretariat arrived in South Sudan on 13 October to follow up on implementation of the peace agreement, a secretariat official said in Juba today.

14 Oct 2015

UNMISS upgrades Yambio airstrip

By rehabilitating the airstrip in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio, UNMISS was enhancing the state government’s ability to deliver services, a senior state official said today.

12 Oct 2015

UNMISS starts long term patrol to Bentiu town

UNMISS recently started long duration patrols to Bentiu town, Unity State to closely assess the security situation and conditions for humanitarians actors to expand their operations.

09 Oct 2015

UN Police supports SSNPS in rebuilding citizens’ trust

To support the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in its efforts to rebuild confidence and trust, UNMISS Police Commissioner Fred Yiga today visited three police posts in areas identified for voluntary return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Juba.

06 Oct 2015

FAO delivers aid to hard-to-reach area

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had been able to recently deliver livelihood assistance to food-insecure households in areas that hadn’t been reached since the start of the conflict in South Sudan, the UN agency said today.

05 Oct 2015

UNICEF, WFP launch nationwide nutrition plan in Aweil

9 September 2015 - With a child becoming severely malnourished every two minutes, the nutrition situation in South Sudan remained dire, UNICEF Country Representative Jonathan Veitch said in a press statement today.

10 Sep 2015

Western Equatoria parliament re-opens after long recess

9 September 2015 - Western Equatoria State Legislative Assembly today reopened in the state capital Yambio, following a long recess and the death of Speaker Bage James Elia, who was killed by unknown gunmen last month.

10 Sep 2015

Efanyak community learns to help police reduce crime

9 September 2015 - UN Police (UNPOL) and South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recently launched a community policing awareness campaign in Torit County’s Efanyak community.

09 Sep 2015

WFP begins food air drops in Bentiu

7 September 2015 - With the rainy season making roads impassable, the World Food Programme (WFP) began air dropping much-needed food in the Unity State capital Bentiu today.

08 Sep 2015

Malakal IDPs moving to new, improved site

4 September 2015 - To improve living conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living at the UNMISS protection-of-civilians (PoC) site in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, humanitarian partners recently started relocating them to new sites.

04 Sep 2015

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