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17 October 2013 - Recommending new laws to protect girls’ rights, Unity State Ministry of Education in collaboration with UNICEFcelebrated International Day of the Girl Child today in the capital Bentiu.

17 Oct 2013

Upper Nile holds workshop to remove children from army

17 October 2013 - A Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) Commander in Pinyikango County, Upper Nile State, today pledged to sign punitive order documents that there would be no more children used under his area of command.

17 Oct 2013

Western Equatoria a “green state”, DSRSG says

16 October 2013 - UNMISS had ranked Western Equatoria State a “green state” due to its stability and huge potential in agriculture and other sectors, a senior mission official said today in the state capital Yambio.

17 Oct 2013

Better systems would cut food waste, FAO says

16 October 2013 - Much food is wasted in South Sudan due to lack of storage, processing and packaging facilities as well as transport to market, according to a statement issued today by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

16 Oct 2013

World Food Day

South Sudan is celebrating World Food Day on 16 October under the theme, “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition”. The day is observed every year to help increase understanding of problems and solutions in the drive to end hunger. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Gideon

16 Oct 2013

Measles vaccination begins in Malakal

14 October 2013 - Aiming to contain an outbreak of measles in Upper Nile State, a campaign to vaccinate thousands of children kicked off today in the state capital Malakal.

14 Oct 2013

Indian battalion treats livestock in Upper Nile

12 October 2013 - Recognizing the value of livestock to residents of Panyikang County, Upper Nile State, UNMISS Indian Battalion today held a free veterinary camp in Nagdiar Payam (district).

14 Oct 2013

SPLA must account for children in its ranks, UNMISS official says

11 October 2013 - The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) should distance itself from recruiting and hosting children within the army and call violators to account, UNMISS Child Protection Officer Jane Juan said today at an SPLA workshop in Juba.

11 Oct 2013

Laws should send girls to school, Western Bahr El-Ghazal official says

11 October 2013 - Laws should be passed forcing parents to send their daughters to school and protect them against early marriages, a top official said today in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State.

11 Oct 2013

International Day of the Girl Child

South Sudan joins the international community on 11 October in celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child, under the theme “Innovating for Girls’ Education”. In South Sudan, only 17 per cent of girls complete primary school.

11 Oct 2013

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