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Swampy grasslands around Kuajok, Warrap State. Photo: UNMISS/Richard Mackinnon. Click for larger photo.

04 Feb 2013

Unity State on track to transform correction services

29 January 2013 - Prisons in Unity State were making steady progress transforming their facilities into correction services, Bentiu State Prison Director said today.

04 Feb 2013

Delegation visits Pibor to assess security

29 January 2013 - In a bid to address recent insecurity in Jonglei State's Pibor County, a South Sudanese delegation of government officials and local elders visited the affected area today.

30 Jan 2013

Pibor residents still sheltering at UNMISS camp

Some of about 1,000 Pibor residents still sheltering at the UNMISS camp in Pibor, Jonglei State, after fleeing clashes in the town on 27 January. Photo: UNMISS/UN Police.Click for larger photo.

30 Jan 2013

Mine Action day highlights demining activities in South Sudan

29 January 2013 – Focusing on vital demining work and its benefits for continued peace in South Sudan, UNMISS held a Mine Action Open Day with partner organizations today in Juba.

30 Jan 2013

Mine Action Open Day at Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba

Deminer demonstrating his work during Mine Action Open Day at Juba's Nyakuron Cultural Centre, where UN Mine Action Service and partner organizations highlighted activities in making South Sudan safe from landmines and unexploded ordnances. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy.

29 Jan 2013

Upper Nile conducts criminal justice workshop

29 January 2013 - Aiming to strengthen criminal justice in Upper Nile, the state judiciary in coordination with UNMISS held a two-day workshop in the state capital Malakal today.

29 Jan 2013

Pibor residents seek refuge at UNMISS bases

28 January 2013 – Fleeing clashes that erupted in Jonglei State's Pibor town yesterday, residents have been taking refugee at two UNMISS county support bases (CSBs) in the area.

28 Jan 2013

Agricultural potential

Although South Sudan has vast agricultural potential, some 51 per cent of its people live below the poverty line, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The country has vast agricultural potential, but many vegetables and other food items are still imported from neighbouring countries.

28 Jan 2013

Yei county calm again, UNMISS and local officials say

23 January 2013 - The security situation in Central Equatoria's Yei County has greatly improved since violence broke out a month ago, County Commissioner Juma David Augustine said today.

25 Jan 2013

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