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Peace day celebrated across South Sudan with focus on resources

21 September 2012 - Natural resources must be used to benefit society rather than finance wars, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message read out today in Bor, Jonglei State, to commemorate International Day of Peace.

22 Sep 2012

Anti-conflict drama celebrates Peace Day

21 September 2012 - Hundreds of spectators gathered today at Juba's Jebel Market to watch an UNMISS-sponsored theatre production on peaceful ways of resolving conflict to mark International Day of Peace.

21 Sep 2012

Human rights training for media will fill gap, official says

18 September 2012 - Training media in human rights would help fill a gap in reporting skills, a top state official said today at the opening of a workshop in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State.

21 Sep 2012

UNMISS engineers provide housing for returnees’ transit camp

20 September 2012 - Agilo Akol bubbled with excitement as the UNMISS Japanese engineers handed over two new buildings to the UN refugee agency's way station today in Juba.

21 Sep 2012

Peace centre and joint court opens in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal

18 September 2012 - The first of its kind in South Sudan, a "peace centre" opened today in Gok Machar, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State, to serve as a joint court for chiefs of host and Arab nomadic communities in the state.

19 Sep 2012

Media peacebuilding forum held in Warrap

19 September 2012 - Focusing on the media's vital role in peacebuilding, 18 journalists from thethree radio stations in Warrap State wrapped up a two-day media forum today in the state capital Kuajok.

19 Sep 2012

SPLA soldiers to boost hunt for LRA rebels

18 September 2012 - To assist in hunting down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, some 2,500 soldiers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) today joined the African Union (AU) Regional Task Force.

19 Sep 2012

Forum on UNMISS role held in Upper Nile

17 September 2012 - State ministers and advisors attending aone-day UNMISS forum in Malakal, Upper Nile State, on the mission mandate, good governance, peacebuilding, equitable justice and child protection.

18 Sep 2012

First SSNPS cadets graduate in Juba

17 September 2012 - The first batch of 109 South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) cadets graduating in Juba today at a ceremony attended by President Salva Kiir and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hilde F. Johnson.

17 Sep 2012

UNMISS trains SPLA in military justice human rights

17 September 2012 - Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) judge advocates and military investigation officers attending six-day UNMISS training on human rights in administration of military justice, which began today.

17 Sep 2012

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