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4 April 2013 - Conflicting communities in Jonglei State were using children as weapons of war and triggering further violence, an UNMISS official said today in the state capital Bor.
Republic of Korea Engineering Company arriving at Juba International Airport to join UNMISS on 2 April. The 190 peacekeepers will be deployed to Bor, Jonglei, to carry out construction activities in the state. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret.
1April 2013 - Concluding a peace conference in Rumbek today, members of the Kuei and Rup communities agreed to pay compensation for lives lost on both sides in fighting between rival youths.
31 March 2013 – A fire broke out in Rumbek Market today, destroying property worth an estimated 200,000 Sudanese pounds before UNMISS brought it under control.
The cause of the blaze is still unclear, although witnesses told UN Radio Miraya it had begun at a market welding site.
Near verbatim transcript of the SRSG Hilde Johnson and DSRSG Toby Lanzer's 's encounter with the press in Juba.
Residents of Boma, Jonglei State, where an UNMISS team recently assessed area conditions. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image
28 March 2013 - As attacks from armed militia groups in Jonglei State have intensified in recent months, UNMISS bases in Pibor and Gumuruk have sheltered thousands of civilians.
Clearing land for farming in project supported by UNMISS Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Unit in Pariak, Jonglei State. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret.
25 March 2013 - Farmers affected by last year's flooding in Unity would receive food-for-work during the current agricultural season, a top state official announced today.
21 March 2013 - Prosecutors and police investigators must practice skills they have learned from the international community in carrying out their duties, a top government official said today in the Lakes State capital Rumbek.