25 December 2013 - UNMISS Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Asit Mistry said today it was not yet known when new forces would arrive to bolster the mission’s peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan.

23 December 2013 - Aid agencies are now assisting thousands of civilians affected by recent armed violence in South Sudan, according to a statement issued by a top UN official today.

18 December 2013 – Large numbers of people in need of medical attention after two days of violence constitute the most acute humanitarian challenge facing the South Sudanese capital Juba, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator said today.