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26 September 2014 - To allow women in the UNMISS protection sites in Bentiu, Unity State, address their needs and concerns as well build up their skills, a centre has been established for them.

29 Sep 2014

UNMISS mandate should include capacity and peace building, says Kiir

27 September 2014 - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir expressed concern in New York today that the new UNMISS mandate focused on protecting civilians rather than other activities, including capacity building.

29 Sep 2014

South Sudanese displaced by Kajo-Keji conflict receive aid items

25 September 2014 - Assisting South Sudanese uprooted by communal violence which started on 15 September at the country’s border with Uganda, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) began distributing relief items this week.

26 Sep 2014

Ban blames South Sudan’s crisis on country’s leaders

25 September 2014 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today blamed the dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan on the country’s leaders, telling them to repair the damage.

26 Sep 2014

Rights violations in South Sudan reduced, but number of displaced rising

24 September 2014 - Gross human rights violations committed by parties to the South Sudanese conflict had declined but the number of civilians forced to flee violence now neared two 2 million, a top UN official said in Geneva today.

25 Sep 2014

Peacekeeper with children at UNMISS base in Wau

UNMISS peacekeeper and children at mission’s base in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine

25 Sep 2014

Bentiu celebrates International Day of Peace

21 September 2014 - The crisis in South Sudan was denying people their rights to peace, education and healthy living conditions, UNMISS State Coordinator Mary Cummins told displaced persons today in the Unity State capital Bentiu.

24 Sep 2014

IDP women in Juba learn to make handicrafts

24 September 2014 - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) at an UNMISS protection site in Juba are using polythene bags to make handicrafts and earn their livings, thanks to an initiative of UN Police (UNPOL).

24 Sep 2014

UNMISS Bentiu displaced learn to avoid conflict

20 September 2014 - To educate displaced people about ensuring peace and avoiding conflict, UNMISS held a workshop today at its protection area in the Unity State capital Bentiu.

23 Sep 2014

South Sudan can recover and develop, says peace director

20 September 2014 - The South Sudanese people desperately yearned for peace and development, but their hopes had been dashed by the current conflict, a top academic said in Juba today.

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