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20 March 2013 - The Upper Nile government had agreed that humanitarian aid would be free from taxation in the state, a top UNMISS official said in the capital Malakal today.
21 March 2013 - South Sudan's transition towards a stable, viable state was continuing at an uneven pace, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council in New York today.
19 March 2013 - The Japanese government has announced it will contribute $5 million to set up quick reaction teams to clear mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in South Sudan, according to a UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) statement released today.
Women and children in Pibor, Jonglei State. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image.
20 March 2013 - Over 50 former soldiers in Lakes State's Yirol West County will learn new skills to help them re-enter civilian life in a pilot UNMISS-government pilot programme beginning 15 April 2013.
19 March 2013 - Lasting solutions must be found to address the threat from armed groups in South Sudan, despite government efforts to control them, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in latest report on the country.
19 March 2013 - The first round of South Sudan's 2013 polio vaccination campaign began today, targeting over three million children across the country.
15 March 2013 - In the wake of recent conflict in Jonglei, a senior state official urged an Uror County Lou Nuer community today to live peacefully with its neighbours and refrain from fighting.
18 March 2013 - Seeking to cut down on cattle raiding, UNMISS has been teaching residents of Jonglei's Bor County to make bricks, manage shops, grow vegetablesand raise chickens.
20 March 2013 - In assisting the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) become a professional force, UNMISS has conducted several trainings on child protection over the past week.