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UNMISS Bentiu briefs IDPs on security and assistance

28 December 2013 - Individuals behind any internal violence like fighting would be reported to local security forces, UNMISS' Unity Acting State Coordinator told civilians sheltering at the mission's base today in the capital Bentiu.

29 Dec 2013

Business as usual in Western Equatoria

27 December 2013 - Businesses were open and all was peaceful in Western Equatoria during the Christmas season, despite violent conflicts in other South Sudanese states.

27 Dec 2013

Number of displaced rising as fighting continues in South Sudan

27 December 2013 - The number of people reported displaced by the current crisis in South Sudan has risen to 121,600, including 63,000 sheltering in UN peacekeeping bases, according to a UN report issued today.

27 Dec 2013

Christmas in UNMISS Bentiu camp

Young girl receiving Communion during mass at displaced persons camp on UNMISS base in conflict-torn Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Adhikari

26 Dec 2013

Bor evacuation

UNMISS transporting wounded on 22 December from fighting in Bor, Jonglei State. Photo: UNMISS

26 Dec 2013

Aid agencies need funding to assist South Sudanese

25 December 2013 - To tackle immediate needs of people affected by violence in South Sudan, aid agencies will need $166 million from now until March 2014, according to a statement released today.

26 Dec 2013

New troops will trickle in, says UNMISS Deputy Force Commander

25 December 2013 - UNMISS Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Asit Mistry said today it was not yet known when new forces would arrive to bolster the mission’s peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan.

25 Dec 2013

Security Council doubles UNMISS peacekeeping force

24 December 2013 - In the face of rapidly deteriorating security and a humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, the Security Council today authorized almost doubling the UNMISS force to about 14,000.

25 Dec 2013

UNMISS denies report of mass grave in Unity State

Juba, 24 December 2013 - The UN Mission in South Sudan has received media reports about the discovery of a mass grave in the Unity State capital of Bentiu containing the bodies of 75 soldiers of Dinka ethnic origin.

25 Dec 2013

Aid reaching thousands caught in Juba and Bentiu violence

23 December 2013 - Aid agencies are now assisting thousands of civilians affected by recent armed violence in South Sudan, according to a statement issued by a top UN official today.

24 Dec 2013

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