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Cases of sexual abuse and early marriage rising in Western Equatoria

4 March 2015 - Cases of rape as well as sexual exploitation and abuse are showing up on a daily basis at the police station in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, officers said today.

04 Mar 2015

Adhere to agreements to avoid sanctions, says UN Chief

3 March 2015 - The best way to avoid UN Security Council sanctions was for both parties to South Sudan’s conflict to strictly abide by the Cessation of Hostilities agreement of 23 January 2014, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said today.

04 Mar 2015

Vatican Ambassador visits Malakal, calls for peace

27 February 2015 - In learning about the overall situation of the Catholic Church in South Sudan, Vatican Ambassador to the country Archbishop Charles Daniel visited the Upper Nile capital Malakal today.

03 Mar 2015

Bentiu IDPs learn to manage conflict

3 March 2015 - To help settle social disputes among displaced communities, a three-day workshop on conflict management was recently conducted at the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu.

03 Mar 2015

Torit secondary school students learn to prevent crime

26 February 2015 - UN Police (UNPOL) and partners today held a crime prevention awareness session at a secondary school in the Eastern Equatoria capital Torit.

27 Feb 2015

Polio campaign targeting millions launched in Malakal

24 February 2015 - Striving to reach zero polio infections, the South Sudanese Ministry of Health, UNICEF and other partners today launched a vaccination campaign in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal.

26 Feb 2015

Lack of leadership threatens South Sudan peace, warns UN official

24 February 2015 - Continuing tensions between South Sudan’s rival factions risked plunging the country into further violence, the top UN peacekeeping official warned in New York today.

25 Feb 2015

Partners expanding UNMISS protection site in Bentiu

23 February 2015 - Work was underway to expand the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu to improve living conditions for internally displaced people (IDPs), an UNMISS official said today.

24 Feb 2015

UNMISS organizes village debate in Bunj, Upper Nile State

23 February, 2015 - To increase understanding of the UNMISS role in protecting civilians and promoting human rights, mission officials in Upper Nile State today conducted a village debate in Bunj, a locality in Maban County.

24 Feb 2015

UNMISS conducts peace conference in Jonglei

20 February 2015 - Aiming to promote peace and encourage ways of resolving conflict through dialogue among people in Jonglei State, UNMISS today concluded a workshop in the capital Bor.

20 Feb 2015

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