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Refugees, locals fighting over resources in Upper Nile

21 March 2014 - Amid ongoing attacks sparked by food shortages between locals and refugees in an area of South Sudan's volatile Upper Nile State, the UN refugee agency today expressed grave concern about new tensions rising in the region.

24 Mar 2014

NY event calls for South Sudanese women to be partners of peace

20 March 2014 - South Sudanese women played a key role in the country’s liberation struggle and would continue to speak out during the current crisis, women leaders stressed today at the UN in New York.

21 Mar 2014

Western Equatoria seed money goes to conflict

21 March 2014 - Money to import seeds from outside South Sudan for Western Equatoria farmers has been diverted for use in South Sudan’s crisis, government officials said today in the capital Yambio.

21 Mar 2014

Born in the midst of crisis

21 March 2014 - Coming into the world during the South Sudan conflict in one of the hardest-hit towns, some 88 babies have been born at the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile State.

21 Mar 2014

Parliamentarians learn roles, proceedings and media

19 March 2014 - Aiming to enhance parliamentarians’ skills, UNMISS concluded a workshop today for state assembly members on vital aspects of their work in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State.

19 Mar 2014

Yirol gets water piping system and community resource centre

18 March 2014 - Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer today handed over a water piping system and community resource centre to county authorities in Yirol, Lakes State.

19 Mar 2014

Peace dialogue held for Tonj South communities

18 March 2014 - Seeking to reconcile two communities deeply divided by disputes, UNMISS has supported a peace dialogue between the Apuk Juwir and Thony communities in Tonj South County, Warrap State.

19 Mar 2014

Death, destruction in South Sudan almost unprecedented, Ban says

19 March 2014 - The range of death, destruction, gross human rights violations and displacement in South Sudan over such a short period have few precedents, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the country.

19 Mar 2014

UN Peacekeeping chief urges South Sudan to respect ceasefire amid fresh clashes

18 March 2014 - The UN peacekeeping chief today called on South Sudan parties to respect the two-month old cessation of hostilities agreement, amid reports of fighting between government and opposition forces.

19 Mar 2014

Bentiu IDPS get essential non-food items

16 March - Recognizing vita needs of displaced people sheltering at the UNMISS base in Bentiu, Unity State, UN agencies distributed non-food items (NFIs) to hundreds of families today.

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