6 September 2013 - In line with South Sudan's efforts to reform its security sector, the first batch of candidates attending the pilot Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programme at Mapel Transitional Facility in Western Bahr El-Ghazal are set to graduate on 16 September.

Residents of Bor, Jonglei State, walking through flooded roads in the state capital. Hundreds of people were displaced from their homes when heavy rains caused the banks of the River Nile to burst.

3 September 2013 - Seeking to assist the state government with heavy rains that had displaced residents in the Jonglei State capital Bor, South Korean peacekeepers constructed new dikes on the banks of the River Nile today.