21 February 2013 - In an effort to keep inter-communal peace, Bul Nuer and Misseriya leaders said today in Unity State's Mayom County that both communities would return cattle raided by the other to break the cycle of cattle raids.

21 February 2013 - General Pieng Deng Kuol became South Sudan's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) today in a flag handover ceremony attended by UNMISS Deputy Police Commissioner Johannah Nkomo.

19 February 2013 - On a two-day mission to Jonglei, the United Nations chief in South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, urged the different communities today to end the cycle of violence in the state.