A total of 32 representatives from government and opposition forces operating in the Greater Upper Nile region have reiterated their commitment to stop recruiting boys and girls under the age of 18 and to release any children found in their ranks.
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Military man listing what is needed for South Sudanese armed groups to be removed from UN list of armies violating the rights of children in conflict.
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Newly deployed UNMISS peacekeepers arrive in Maper, where recent intercommunal fighting has claimed at least 79 lives and left scores injured.
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Women were well represented at the neighbourhood advocacy forum for peace in Kapoeta, organized by UNMISS and partners.
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Villages devastated by flooding in South Sudan's Akobo
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This young man in Malakal is making great use of an UNMISS-led basic engineering training he completed in May.
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Some brand new studio equipment handed over by Bangladeshi peacekeepers should boost productivity at SSBC in Wau.