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Celebrations for second anniversary of South Sudanese independence on 9 July in Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Chynek. Click for larger image
20 June 2013 - South Sudan has progressed over the past few months, but several setbacks, including the deteriorating security situation in Jonglei State, could undermine steps forward, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the country.
9 July 2013 - The untold suffering of South Sudanese people had laid an important foundation in achieving freedom they now enjoyed, President Salva Kiir said in Juba today at the country second independence celebrations.
9 July 2013 - Hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan's 10 states celebrated the country's second independence anniversary today with military parades, speeches, singing, dancing and sports.
South Sudan's second independence anniversary celebrations on 9 July in the capital Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image.
Juba, 8 July 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ms. Hilde F. Johnson congratulate the Republic of South Sudan on the second anniversary of its independence.
Juba, 5 July 2013 - Herve Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for peacekeeping operations, accompanied by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS) Hilde F.
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir meeting in Juba with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous at the beginning of his three-day visit to the country on 5 July. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret.
3 July 2013 - Improved access to justice was vital in enhancing Lakes State security, Local Government Minister Abraham Makoi Bol said in the capital Rumbek today.