The benefits of breastfeeding are in the limelight as authorities in South Sudan join the international community in observing World Breastfeeding Week.
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An example of the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division at work: a conflict mediation workshop in the Gun cattle camp near Rumbek. Photo: UNMISS/John Mcilwaine
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The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien during a visit to Wau, South Sudan.
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Students at basic schools operating in the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Malakal are about to receive new supplies of school material from UNICEF. Photo: UNMISS/Nyang Touch
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Festus Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC). In its recent statement JMEC voices concern over the situation in South Sudan.
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UNMISS Chinese peacekeepers patrolling the areas surrounding the Protection of Civilian sites at UN House, Juba.
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