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“Let’s ensure we use this time productively” – UNMISS chief on six-month extension of peace process

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers has endorsed a request to extend the deadline for the establishment of a Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity by six months.

09 May 2019

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Aweil youth say unemployment makes them engage in criminality

Youth in Aweil are blaming the government and “society” for their high levels of unemployment and for not being allowed to participate sufficiently in peace building and conflict mitigation.

07 May 2019

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Women from Jonglei and Boma sign agreement to end inter-communal fighting

Murle and Dinka women from Boma and Bor respectively have signed a memorandum of understanding to end the violence persistently plaguing relations between the two communities.

07 May 2019

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World Press Freedom Day in Juba marked by journalists urging authorities to let them do their job

“Freedom of expression, access to information and civic space is what we want and need to effectively exercise the roles of civil society in the implementation of South Sudan’s peace agreement,” said Edmond Yakani, Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) a

05 May 2019

Extension of the pre-transitional period a sign of goodwill between the parties in South Sudan

The unanimous decision to extend the pre-transitional period of the South Sudan peace agreement leading to the formation of a new, unified Government in South Sudan is a sign of goodwill between the parties to end the suffering of their people, says the Head of the United Nations Mission in South

04 May 2019

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Women from Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal and Warrap call for respect for rights and full participation

Women from greater Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal and Warrap are calling for their rights to be heard and duly respected, and for full participation in the peacebuilding process in their country.

02 May 2019

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Kapoeta police trained by UN colleagues

Today, they are the lucky ones. Theirs was a quick trip to the agreed training venue, because they live here in Kapoeta in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria region.

02 May 2019

The revitalized peace agreement: What’s in it for women?

“We still have more questions than answers in our minds,” admits Peter Boscoe Lotyang, the Speaker of Parliament for Kapoeta in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria region.

29 Apr 2019

UNMISS launches series of social cohesion forums among communities in Torit West County

In the past two years, frequent incidents of child abductions have become a security threat in Torit, Kapoeta and other parts of the Eastern Equatoria region. Civil society organizations have therefore called for an inter-state dialogue to put an end to the inhumane practice.

25 Apr 2019

‘In the village you have relatives around, and they help you’: New dawn as displaced families embark on voluntary return journeys

The bright Juba sunrise rays blast through the sprawling rickety structures that form the UN protection site, adjacent to the Organization’s base in the South Sudanese capital.

20 Apr 2019

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