18 October 2011 - An additional 300 arms collected during ongoing civilian disarmament in Unity State were loaded today into trucks at Freedom Square in Rumbek for transportation to the South Sudanese capital of Juba.

17 October 2011 – Civilian disarmament in Warrap State's Greater Tonj concluded peacefully today, bringing an end to the first or voluntary phase of the government-led campaign in the area.

13 October, 2011 – In response to acute food shortages in Jonglei State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a $54 million project at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry yesterday in the capital Bor.