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Peace and justice needed to stop impunity, UN official says

3 February 2015 - Peace and justice must reinforce each other to break the cycle of impunity and human rights violations in South Sudan, the UN human rights chief said today in the Unity State capital Bentiu.

04 Feb 2015

Dreams of a safer home

Women and girls trudging under the hot sun with firewood on their heads are common sights along the road running between Bentiu and Rubkona, Unity State.

03 Feb 2015

Floods displace thousands in Unity’s Mayom County

29 January 2015 - A joint UNMISS-humanitarian team today visited Mayom County in Unity State to assess security and humanitarian needs of more than 50,000 families displaced by floods in the area.

02 Feb 2015

Armed group to release thousands of children from its ranks - UNICEF

27 January 2015 - UNICEF and partners had secured the release of approximately 3,000 children from the South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction led by David Yau Yau, the UN children’s organization announced in a media note today.

27 Jan 2015

UNMISS conducts roundtable discussions for peace awareness in Lakes State

26 January 2015 - To help prevent inter-communal conflict in Lakes State, UNMISS recently started conducting a series of roundtable dialogues in different areas in the state.

26 Jan 2015

UNMISS trains IDPs’ community watch group

23 January 2015 - To enhance safety mechanisms for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in UNMISS protection sites, UN Police (UNPOL) advisors today completed a training for a community watch group in Juba.

26 Jan 2015

UN chief welcomes signing of peace deal by opposition factions

23 January 2015 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the Agreement on the Reunification of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed on 21 January by the South Sudanese parties in Arusha, Tanzania.

26 Jan 2015

Chinese peacekeepers repairing Warrap State road

22 January 2015 - UNMISS Chinese peacekeepers today started rehabilitating a road leading from the Warrap State capital Kuajok to Turalei in Twic County.

To repair the 170km road which is always inaccessible during the rainy season, the engineering contingent will work in two phases.

23 Jan 2015

Displaced youth in Bentiu trained in conflict mitigation

21 January 2015 - More than 20 youth leaders living at the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu today received training in conflict mitigation and how to reduce the crimes in the protection sites.

22 Jan 2015

Children in Bentiu immunized against polio

22 January 2015 - Thousands of children under the age of 15 years recently received polio vaccination at the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu.

22 Jan 2015

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