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UNMISS organizes security sector workshop in Torit

25 June 2013 - Security is a priority for the South Sudanese government because it is a prerequisite for meaningful development, the Eastern Equatoria Deputy Governor Jerome Gama Surur said in state capital Torit yesterday.

26 Jun 2013

South Sudan to join global drive to eliminate malnutrition

24 June 2013 - South Sudan is committed to joining other countries in a concerted campaign against malnutrition, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Yatta Lori Lugor said in Juba today as a joint UN team arrived in the country to introduce the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement.

26 Jun 2013

Day in Support of Victims of Torture

A drama group in Bentiu, Unity State, performing in a play about torture. The Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a crime under international law, is commemorated on 26 June.

26 Jun 2013

Religious leaders to advocate for DDR

As the new disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme gets underway in South Sudan, the government is making every effort to ensure its success.

25 Jun 2013

New arrangements for security guards in UNMISS

Juba, 24 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is transitioning into new security arrangements and will hand over the security at its premises to a private contractor on July 1st.

24 Jun 2013

SPLA officers get computer training in Malakal

21 June 2013 - UNMISS Military Liaison Officers (MLOs) based in Upper Nile State concluded a five-day training course on computer skills for their national army counterparts in Malakal today.

21 Jun 2013

South Sudan commemorates World Refugee Day

20 June 2013 – World Refugee Day was observed in a number of state capitals across South Sudan today with a series of speeches and traditional dances and a long-distance race led by the country's top marathon runner.

21 Jun 2013

Legislators in Aweil learn about UNMISS role

19 June 2013 - To assist ongoing UNMISS efforts to promote greater awareness of the mission's role in South Sudan, Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State lawmakers attended an outreach event in the state capital Aweil today and pledged to share the content with their constituents.

21 Jun 2013

South Sudan needs $485 million to assist vulnerable people

20 June 2013 - The South Sudanese government and humanitarian partners implemented up to 90 per cent of their plans for the first six months of the year but many challenges remain, officials said in Juba today during a presentation of the mid-year review of South Sudan's humanitarian Consolidated

20 Jun 2013

UNMISS trains Upper Nile police officers in criminal investigations

18 June 2013 - UNMISS held a training workshop on effective criminal investigation for South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) officers in Manyo Country today as part of an ongoing effort to help reduce the incidence of prolonged and arbitrary detention in Upper Nile State.

20 Jun 2013

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