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Improved justice key for security, Lakes minister says

3 July 2013 - Improved access to justice was vital in enhancing Lakes State security, Local Government Minister Abraham Makoi Bol said in the capital Rumbek today.

05 Jul 2013

Dialogue would curb cattle raids in Upper Nile, officials say

1 July 2013 - Civilian disarmament and inter-communal dialogue would play an important role in curbing cattle raids and inter-communal violence, Baliet County officials in Upper Nile State said today.

03 Jul 2013

South Korean peacekeepers boosting Bor infrastructure

1 July 2013 - Aiming to ease travel for people in Jonglei State, UNMISS South Korean engineers began repairing the main road in the state capital Bor today.

03 Jul 2013

UNMISS opens new compound in Kuajok

2 July 2013 - Warrap State governor Nyandeng Malek congratulated the people of her state and UNMISS at today's formal inauguration of the mission's new compound in the state capital Kuajok.

03 Jul 2013

Special courts officials trained in Bentiu

29 June 2013 – The appointment of judges drawn from the country's formal justice system to preside over two recently established special courts in Unity State will improve the rule of law, the state's High Court President William Kaya Pacifico said in Bentiu today.

01 Jul 2013

National legislators attend human rights workshop in Juba

27 June 2013 - Since attaining independence, South Sudan has made important strides in establishing the necessary institutions for responding to the human rights needs of its people, UNMISS Human Rights Director Ibrahim Wani said in Juba today.

27 Jun 2013

Unity State marks day for victims of torture

26 June 2013 - A week-long series of events to observe the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture ended today in the Unity State capital Bentiu.

26 Jun 2013

UNMISS organizes security sector workshop in Torit

25 June 2013 - Security is a priority for the South Sudanese government because it is a prerequisite for meaningful development, the Eastern Equatoria Deputy Governor Jerome Gama Surur said in state capital Torit yesterday.

26 Jun 2013

South Sudan to join global drive to eliminate malnutrition

24 June 2013 - South Sudan is committed to joining other countries in a concerted campaign against malnutrition, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Yatta Lori Lugor said in Juba today as a joint UN team arrived in the country to introduce the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement.

26 Jun 2013

Religious leaders to advocate for DDR

As the new disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme gets underway in South Sudan, the government is making every effort to ensure its success.

25 Jun 2013

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