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UN Secretary-General’s message on the International Human Solidarity Day (20 December)
The world has achieved significant progress in human development over the past two decades. The global poverty rate fell by more than half. People are living longer and healthier lives, and are better educated.
The Secretary-General -- Remarks at Security Council Session on South Sudan New York, 19 December 2016
The Secretary-General--Remarks at Security Council Session on South SudanNew York, 19 December 2016
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Access to health facilities in the Yei area has become severely limited because of multiple cases of looting and vandalism.
John Abayi, a Clinical Officer at the Yei Hospital in Yei River State, says that since September the hospital has received seven victims of rapes and gang rapes, committed either by uniformed people or by other criminals.
Yei youth groups explore ways to end hate speech and local conflict at an UNMISS-led youth forum.
During a recent visit to Yei River State, UNMISS Civil Affairs Division (CAD) convened a one-day youth forum as a platform for dialogue aimed at deescalating tension and hate speech between the youth in the town and those living in nearby villages.
A South Sudanese Youth activist is calling for the creation of Peer to Peer HIV support groups in South Sudan, on World Aids Day.
Peer to Peer support has already gained ground in Maridi, where HIV health workers are reporting a spike in HIV prevalence rates.
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT PRESS CONFERENCE (including excerpt of Q&A) New York, 16 December 2016
It is a great pleasure to see you this morning. Usually we gather at this time around this year but now we meet at the end of my term.
UNMISS Torit celebrates Christmas with carols for peace with inter-faith communities.
UNMISS Rwandan troops participated in the “Christmas Carols for Peace”, an inter-faith group event organized by the Catholic Diocese of Torit and the Inter Church Committee at Our Lady of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish. The occasion brought hundreds of people together.
University of Rumbek organizes a debate on strengthening social fabrics amongst South Sudanese. In the photo, Professor Mamer Ahok.
On Thursday 15 December, Rumbek University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Juba University’s Centre for Peace and Development Studies conducted a UNDP-supported one day forum on consolidating social fabrics among South Sudanese communities.
Primary school leaving certificate exams underway in the UNMISS Bentiu PoC site.
More than 900 pupils are entering the last day of sitting for their primary leaving certificate examinations in the Unity area. More than half of them have been schooled within the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, where they are also taking their exams.
The success of the Sustainable Development Goals, will depend, in part, on how well stakeholders invest and support the young girls of today, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).