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3 September 2014 - The South Sudanese government is ready to cooperate with the newly arrived top UNMISS official “in all friendliness and in harmony”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin said in Juba today.
3 September 2014 - It is vital for courts in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State, to come up with local solutions to address rampant under-age pregnancy rates in schools, an UNMISS official said recently during a visit to the county.
2 September 2014 - Ellen Margrethe Løj’s appointment as UNMISS chief was a “huge and difficult” challenge, but it was impossible to turn it down because the South Sudanese people fought hard for their independence, the top Mission official told Radio Miraya in an exclusive interview today.
1 September 2014 - Renowned US actor Forest Whitaker arrived in the Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit today for a five-day peace workshop with youth representatives.
2 September 2014 - The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, arrived in Juba this morning to take up her duties.
28 August 2014 - To assist Bor residents in dealing with incessant flooding during the rainy season, UNMISS South Korean engineers recently completed a River Nile embankment project in the Jonglei state capital Bor.
28 August 2014 - Seeking to see firsthand the living conditions of internally displaced people (IDPs) on UN bases, Tone Tinnes, the new Norwegian Ambassador to South Sudan today visited a protection site near UN House in Juba.
29 August 2014 - UNMISS staff today paid their last respects to the three Russian crew members who died when their Mi-8 helicopter came down near the Unity State capital Bentiu on Tuesday.
28 August 2014 - The United Nations was treating the recent helicopter crash near the Unity State capital Bentiu, which left three Russian crew members dead, as the result of a hostile attack, the acting UNMISS Chief said in Juba today.
27 August 2014 - Internally displaced people (IDPs) seeking shelter at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today said they supported the mission’s new mandate.