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Armed group to release thousands of children from its ranks - UNICEF

27 January 2015 - UNICEF and partners had secured the release of approximately 3,000 children from the South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction led by David Yau Yau, the UN children’s organization announced in a media note today.

27 Jan 2015

UNMISS condemns killing of civilians in ambush in Western Bahr El Ghazal State

Juba, 27 January 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns the killing of eleven civilians, five of them journalists, in a roadside ambush while travelling to Raja in Western Bahr El Ghazal State on Sunday, 25 January 2015.

27 Jan 2015

UNMISS conducts roundtable discussions for peace awareness in Lakes State

26 January 2015 - To help prevent inter-communal conflict in Lakes State, UNMISS recently started conducting a series of roundtable dialogues in different areas in the state.

26 Jan 2015

UNMISS trains IDPs’ community watch group

23 January 2015 - To enhance safety mechanisms for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in UNMISS protection sites, UN Police (UNPOL) advisors today completed a training for a community watch group in Juba.

26 Jan 2015

UNMAS to start clearing roads in Bentiu

UN Mine Action Service bulldozer arriving in Unity State capital Bentiu ahead of exercise to verify and clear roads. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

26 Jan 2015

UN chief welcomes signing of peace deal by opposition factions

23 January 2015 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the Agreement on the Reunification of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed on 21 January by the South Sudanese parties in Arusha, Tanzania.

26 Jan 2015

Chinese peacekeepers repairing Warrap State road

22 January 2015 - UNMISS Chinese peacekeepers today started rehabilitating a road leading from the Warrap State capital Kuajok to Turalei in Twic County.

To repair the 170km road which is always inaccessible during the rainy season, the engineering contingent will work in two phases.

23 Jan 2015

UN Police officer talks to children in protection site

UN Police officer talking to children in UNMISS protection site in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Ilya Medvedev

23 Jan 2015

Displaced youth in Bentiu trained in conflict mitigation

21 January 2015 - More than 20 youth leaders living at the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu today received training in conflict mitigation and how to reduce the crimes in the protection sites.

22 Jan 2015

Children in Bentiu immunized against polio

22 January 2015 - Thousands of children under the age of 15 years recently received polio vaccination at the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu.

22 Jan 2015

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