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University students join boot camp to develop mobile apps for peace

Sixteen students from the University of Juba are currently giving up a week of their school programme to develop mobile phone applications for peace building and literacy in South Sudan.

27 Oct 2016

University students join boot camp to develop mobile apps for peace

The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament wounded.

27 Oct 2016

Civil Society lobbies Facebook to block pages promoting hate speech in South Sudan

The Executive Director of the Community for Progress Organization, is lobbying a US-based social media platform, Facebook, to either block or censor pages that incite and promote hate speech in South Sudan.

27 Oct 2016

Civil Society lobbies Facebook to block pages promoting hate speech in South Sudan

27 Oct 2016

South Sudan Olympian encourages nation to silence the guns

“The needs of the youth in South Sudan will never be met unless the guns are silenced,” says Olympian Kenyi Santino, who spoke at the UN Day Celebration in Juba, South Sudan.

27 Oct 2016

Message from SRSG Ellen Margrethe Loej UN Day 2016

SRSG’s Statement on the Celebration of UN Day

Ellen Margrethe Løj

Special Representative of the Secretary-General

United Nations Mission in South Sudan

SRSG’s Statement on the Celebration of UN Day

24 October 2016

26 Oct 2016

Waste management and recycling improves in UNMISS camp

In an effort to implement the UNMISSs’ policy on a safe environment mission administration in Aweil has embarked on a waste collection and recycling management system.

26 Oct 2016

145 child soldiers released by Cobra Faction and IO in Pibor

A total of 145 children were released today by the Cobra Faction and opposition forces. The children were handed over to the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission.

26 Oct 2016