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22 October 2014 - South Sudan must silence the guns, immediately agree to a peace deal and return to the path of peace and stability, the UN envoy to the country said in New York today.
21 October 2014 - UNMISS had built new sites for about 28,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking shelter on the mission’s bases in three state capitals to improve their living conditions, a senior official said in Juba today.
Juba, 17 October 2014 - On 10 October, three Individual Contractors employed by UNMISS, who were working at the airfield in Malakal, were seized by an unidentified armed group of 15 to 20 men in uniformed and civilian clothes and driven away in a pick-up truck.
20 October 2014 - Civil society members, women and youth in a conflict-affected area of Unity State today learned about peacebuilding and what UNMISS is now doing in South Sudan.
20 October 2014 - Aiming to lay the foundation for early recovery by creating sustainable livelihoods, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a series of activities at a protection of civilians site inside the UN House compound in Juba.
Boys riding to school in Western Equatoria State. According to aid agencies, an estimated 400,000 children in South Sudan have dropped out of school due to the conflict. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
16 October 2014 - To raise awareness of sexual exploitation and abuse, UNMISS and partners launched a campaign at the missions protection of civilians site in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today.
16 October 2014 - Hundreds of children in Western Equatoria’s Nzara and Yambio Counties who have been studying under trees will benefit from school facilities provided by UNICEF.
15 October 2014 - South Sudan remained free of the Ebola and Marburg viruses, senior government and World Health Organization (WHO) officials said in Juba this week.
South Sudan joins the international community in celebrating World Food Day on 16 October. With displacement, conflict and seed shortages disrupting farming, several areas of the country face grave food insecurity.
Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy