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The authorities in Gogrial have been praised by the most senior UN official in South Sudan for closing seven road blocks in the state, a move which has facilitated both trade and enabled humanitarian access.
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Mr David Shearer greeting the leaders in Gorgrial
UNMISS and CTSAMM visit the location where six aid workers were killed in an ambush on Saturday 25 March.
UNMISS chief David Shearer and the mayor of Torit, Juliana Mamoi Choko, give a symbolical hand to the building of a Safe House for vulnerable civilians in need of protection.
Various components of UNMISS and humanitarian actors were involved in putting out fires and assisting affected internally displaced persons in the Bentiu PoC site.
Dr. Bny Agyiri is part of the Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) based in Leer. So far, Dr. Agyiri has delivered 35 babies, with a 100 per cent survival rate, in an area with no other health facilities.
UNMISS chief David Shearer strongly condemns the killing of six aid workers, calling it "utterly reprehensible".
The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, strongly condemns the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March.
Scared civilians fleeing Pibor town, fearing an imminent outbreak of violence that ended up not happening. For a few hours, hundreds sought shelter close to the UNMISS base.