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5 April 2012 - Pointing to frequent criminal attacks and abductions in Pochalla County, Jonglei State, local officials called today on the South Sudanese government to deploy sufficient forces there to protect civilians.
4 April 2012 - Conflict among communities in Jonglei State had created barriers among its residents, who must now work towards peace and reconciliation, a top South Sudanese official said today at a workshop in the capital Bor.
4 April 2012 - A facility to train dogs in detecting landmines was opened today by the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) and South African demining organization MECHEM in the South Sudanese capital Juba.
31 March 2012 - Despite recent clashes between Sudanese and South Sudanese forces in Heglig, busloads of returnees destined for Bahr El-Ghazal arrived safely today in Renk County, Upper Nile State.
30 March 2012 – UNMISS national staff members based in Malakal donated used clothing to former members of a rebel militia group in Upper Nile State who recently accepted a presidential amnesty.
1 April 2012 --The commissioners of three counties in western Jonglei State today told a high-level delegation led by Vice President Riek Machar that over 1,700 firearms have been surrendered since a civilian disarmament exercise began nearly three weeks ago.
28 March 2012 – The percentage of students who passed their basic examinations in Upper Nile State is down from last year, according to results announced today by the state government's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
John Okulo has come a long way since he signed up as a child soldier during the height of Sudan's civil war at the age of 14.
Unlike many of his comrades who served in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the now 21-year-old former combatant has successfully re-entered civilian life.
A teenage boy who lost his mother in an attack on the payam of Duk Padiet earlier this year called on all residents of Jonglei State to surrender their arms to government forces.