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Cattle are of vital importance in South Sudan. They symbolize wealth and status and are often the cause of disputes among different groups. According to the South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics, the country's estimated cattle population by the end of 2012 was 11,814,000.

12 Jun 2013

DDR concludes brick-molding project in Jonglei

10 June 2013 - Concluding a brick-molding project today in Pariak, Jonglei State, UNMISS and the state government handed out buckets, carpets, wheelbarrows, shovels, brick molds, helmets, gumboots and gloves to 38 participants.

10 Jun 2013

New contract to ensure job security

Juba, 10 June 2013 - The global policy of the United Nations (UN) system on the protection of UN premises is no longer to hire individual contractors. Based on a resolution of the General Assembly of the UN, the current policy is to outsource the protection of UN premises.

10 Jun 2013

Peacekeepers donate blood in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal

7 June 2013 – In what has become a regular tradition, UNMISS Kenyan Battalion peacekeepers donated blood to children and pregnant women at Aweil Civil Hospital today.

10 Jun 2013

UNMISS giving free veterinary lectures at Jonglei university

10 June 2013 - Recognizing the desperate shortage of trained teachers at Jonglei State's only university, UNMISS has been providing the Bor institution with free veterinary classes.

10 Jun 2013

Upper Nile media trained in child rights

5 June 2013 - Aiming to increase journalists' knowledge of ethics when reporting on children, UNICEF organized a two-day workshop that ended today in Upper Nile State.

07 Jun 2013

Malakal hosts workshop on justice for vulnerable groups

5 June 2013 - Seeking to improve delivery of justice for vulnerable groups, UNMISS concluded a two-day workshop for law enforcement institutions from Upper Nile and Unity states in Malakal today.

06 Jun 2013

World Environment Day

South Sudan joined the global community in celebrating World Environment Day on 5 June. For the new nation, a key environmental challenge is water resources management. Overall access to safe water is estimated at only 34 percent and improved sanitation close to 15 percent.

06 Jun 2013

Eastern Equatoria now calm, governor says

4 June 2013 - UNMISS support to government efforts had helped to contain episodes of insecurity in Eastern Equatoria, Governor Louis Lobong Lojore said in the state capital Torit today.

05 Jun 2013

UN approves $5.4m to help civilians in Jonglei

5 June 2013 - The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has given aid agencies in South Sudan $5.4 million for medical aid and two helicopters to assist people affected by hostilities in Jonglei State, according to a statement released today by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian

05 Jun 2013

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