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A continuing flow of returnees into Eastern Equatoria State is taxing its already limited sources of water, electricity and housing, officials say.
John Okulo has come a long way since he signed up as a child soldier during the height of Sudan's civil war at the age of 14.
Unlike many of his comrades who served in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the now 21-year-old former combatant has successfully re-entered civilian life.
Prisoners of feuding youth in Jonglei State for almost five months, an elated Dole Koroko and her two-year-old son recently stepped off an UNMISS helicopter to freedom in Pibor.
29 August 2012 - Assisting to bring former combatants back into society, the UNMISS Chinese contingent handed over the groundworks for a training facility today in Mapel, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State.
28 August 2012 - Leading South Sudanese personalities and opinion leaders gathered in Juba with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Hilde F. Johnson for the inaugural session of the Consultative Group to UNMISS.
28 August 2012 - Seeking to prevent further conflict in Jonglei State, participants at a forum in the capital Bor today called for full implementation of the All-Jonglei Peace Resolution, which traditional chiefs signed during a conference in May.
27 August 2012 -The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns the attack by armed insurgents against South Sudanese troops in Jonglei State reported to have taken place on 23 August and to have claimed the lives of 24 soldiers, with many more missing and injur
24 August 2012 - UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Toby Lanzer at food distribution site in Yida refugee camp, Unity State.
17 August 2012 - Bringing Jonglei State youth together to further peace and development, a three-day conference concluded today in the capital Bor.