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As the new disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme gets underway in South Sudan, the government is making every effort to ensure its success.
21 June 2013 - UNMISS Military Liaison Officers (MLOs) based in Upper Nile State concluded a five-day training course on computer skills for their national army counterparts in Malakal today.
20 June 2013 – World Refugee Day was observed in a number of state capitals across South Sudan today with a series of speeches and traditional dances and a long-distance race led by the country's top marathon runner.
19 June 2013 - To assist ongoing UNMISS efforts to promote greater awareness of the mission's role in South Sudan, Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State lawmakers attended an outreach event in the state capital Aweil today and pledged to share the content with their constituents.
20 June 2013 - The South Sudanese government and humanitarian partners implemented up to 90 per cent of their plans for the first six months of the year but many challenges remain, officials said in Juba today during a presentation of the mid-year review of South Sudan's humanitarian Consolidated
18 June 2013 - UNMISS held a training workshop on effective criminal investigation for South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) officers in Manyo Country today as part of an ongoing effort to help reduce the incidence of prolonged and arbitrary detention in Upper Nile State.
17 June 17 2013 - An operation to relocate more than 18,000 refugees from a flood-prone camp in Upper Nile to a new site has been successfully completed ahead of schedule, according to a statement released today by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
17 June 2013 - The South Sudanese government had a responsibility to work towards eliminating harmful socio-cultural and traditional practices affecting children, the Eastern Equatoria deputy governor said in state capital Torit today.
15 June 2013 - The Wau Duathlon raised $15,000 today for a solar panel to be installed in the pediatric section of Wau Teaching Hospital. The male and female winners of the event, organized by UN Volunteers in collaboration with MTN, were awarded round trip tickets to Dubai.
15 June 2013 - Beseeching them through songs and poems, Unity State children today urged adults to give young people an education so they could become doctors, pilots or teachers.