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28 October 2013 - UNMISS and the National DDR Commission handed over a new health centre and school today to the Tirrangore community in Eastern Equatoria State.
Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore cutting ribbon of new health centre handed over along with school to Tirrangore community by UNMISS Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) section and national DDR Commission on 28 October. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret
26 October 2013 - The humanitarian community and South Sudanese government had reached almost 100,000 of 156,000 people identified as flood-affected since August, a top UN official said in a statement today.
27 October 2013 - UN Volunteers in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State donated a solar system and fridge in a ceremony today at the children’s ward of Wau Teaching Hospital.
25 October 2013 - Concluding a two-day workshop on inter-communal conflict, Warrap youth today recommended ways of tackling violence due to cattle-raiding, including education and lower dowries.
24 October 2013 - Under the theme “One South Sudan – One UN”, UN Day was celebrated across the country today with parades, music, drama, poetry, sporting activities and readings of the Secretary-General’s message.
24 October 2013 - The UN was the first to recognize South Sudanese sovereignty during independence ceremonies in 2011 as the country raised its flag, a Jonglei official said during UN Day celebrations today in the capital Bor.
24 October 2013 - Students from four secondary schools in Rumbek Center County today discussed the high bride price in the state, arguing that it discriminated and promoted intolerance.
The theme of this year’s UN Day on 24 October is “One South Sudan, One UN”. Assisting the government to boost security and protect civilians, the UN is carrying out hundreds of patrols and supporting the judiciary, police and prison systems. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret
24 October 2013 - South Sudan had become more stable and democratic since independence, but bigger strides were needed in coming months, the mission’s top official said at UN Day celebrations today in Juba.