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UNFPA and health ministry seek end to maternal mortality

26 October 2011 – In a bid to tackle maternal mortality by inserting midwives countrywide, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and Ministry of Health (MoH) organized a workshop today to review their joint midwives project in South Sudan

31 Oct 2011

Unity State Parliament reopens

26 October 2011 - Opening the third session of Unity State Parliament today in the state capital of Bentiu, Governor Lt. Gen. Taban Deng Gai called on its 48 members to promote hard work and entrepreneurship in the state.

31 Oct 2011

UN day celebrated in Malakal

27 October 2011 – After delays due to bad weather, United Nations Day was celebrated today at Shaabia National Secondary School for Girls in the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal.

31 Oct 2011

UNPOL train Warrap police in traffic management

27 October 2011 - With traffic rules often lacking in Warrap State, UN Police (UNPOL) have been conducting a traffic management course for 20 South Sudan Police Services (SSPS) officers in the capital Kuajok.

30 Oct 2011

BBC Trust hosts government-media seminar in Wau

26 October 2011 – In an effort to improve relations between government and media in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, the BBC World Service Trust held a one-day relationship-building seminar in the capital Wau.

30 Oct 2011

UNMISS celebrates UN Day in schools

24 October 2011 – South Sudan marked the 66th anniversary of United Nations Day with a series of interactive and learning activities over the past few days in Central Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Unity and Warrap states.

26 Oct 2011

SRSG Johnson attends Jonglei Peace Talks

20 October 2011 – The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson took part in a two-day peace building and reconciliation effort between the Lou Nuer and Murle communities of troubled Jonglei State.

21 Oct 2011

Handwashing day celebrated in Warrap

18 October 2011 – As a means of boosting awareness about hygiene, Global Handwashing Day was celebrated in Warrap State at Kuajok Boys Primary School.

19 Oct 2011

More arms collected in Lakes State

18 October 2011 - An additional 300 arms collected during ongoing civilian disarmament in Unity State were loaded today into trucks at Freedom Square in Rumbek for transportation to the South Sudanese capital of Juba.

19 Oct 2011

UNICEF funds construction of children’s ward

18 October 2011 – The United Nations Children Fund has donated $160,000 (640,000 South Sudanese Pounds) to help complete a new children's ward at Malakal Teaching Hospital in Upper Nile State.

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