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1April 2013 - Concluding a peace conference in Rumbek today, members of the Kuei and Rup communities agreed to pay compensation for lives lost on both sides in fighting between rival youths.
31 March 2013 – A fire broke out in Rumbek Market today, destroying property worth an estimated 200,000 Sudanese pounds before UNMISS brought it under control.
The cause of the blaze is still unclear, although witnesses told UN Radio Miraya it had begun at a market welding site.
Near verbatim transcript of the SRSG Hilde Johnson and DSRSG Toby Lanzer's 's encounter with the press in Juba.
Residents of Boma, Jonglei State, where an UNMISS team recently assessed area conditions. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image
28 March 2013 - As attacks from armed militia groups in Jonglei State have intensified in recent months, UNMISS bases in Pibor and Gumuruk have sheltered thousands of civilians.
Clearing land for farming in project supported by UNMISS Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Unit in Pariak, Jonglei State. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret.
25 March 2013 - Farmers affected by last year's flooding in Unity would receive food-for-work during the current agricultural season, a top state official announced today.
21 March 2013 - Prosecutors and police investigators must practice skills they have learned from the international community in carrying out their duties, a top government official said today in the Lakes State capital Rumbek.
22 March 2013 - Answering a call from local authorities to save the lives of children and pregnant mothers, 16 UNMISS Kenyan peacekeepers donated blood today to Aweil Civil Hospital in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State.
Woman transporting water to her home in Juba, South Sudan, as the world celebrates World Water Day on 22 March. Only about 25 per cent of the country's population enjoys access to safe drinking water.