29 December 2011 – To boost anti-landmine efforts in South Sudan, the outgoing UNMISS Cambodian Military Demining Platoon today handed over 15 tonnes of explosives and equipment to the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) in Malakal, Upper Nile State.

27 December 2011 - The biggest threat facing South Sudan's development was ethnic division and inter-communal conflicts, UNMISS head Hilde F. Johnson said in her end of year message.

27 December 2011 – Demand for high dowries has intensified conflict in Jonglei State, as more cattle are needed to pay them, according to a Bor County resident.