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United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, UN, International Day of Friendship

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP

Poverty, violence, human rights abuses and other major problems on the global agenda have in common a failure to respect fundamental norms and values developed over millennia.

30 Jul 2016

How to achieve intercommunal peace – the story of Rumbek

Rumbek was recently one of the most insecure towns in South Sudan. At times when I spoke with people in Juba and told them I was working there, I was met with pity. It was the example of how intercommunal violence can disrupt normal life in a major way. Not so anymore. The story has changed.

30 Jul 2016

UNMISS Mandate, UNMISS, Chinese Patrol, POC, Protection of Civilians, South Sudan

South Sudan: Security Council approves two-week extension of UN Mission

29 July 2016 - The Security Council today extended for two weeks the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), allowing time for its membership to consider options on adapting the operation’s mandate amid renewed violence in the world’s youngest country.

30 Jul 2016

South Sudan, Olympics, Athletes, UN Radio, UNMISS

South Sudan Olympians say "being a refugee is only a status"

Five runners who fled South Sudan have been given the chance to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as refugees.

29 Jul 2016

Radio Station, Yirol, Rumbel, South Sudan

CEPO establishes community radio in Yirol West

The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is establishing a community radio in Yirol West County, of Eastern Lakes. The UNESCO-funded project will target the community members in and around Yirol Town including cattle keepers.

29 Jul 2016

Dutch government reaffirms support for people of South Sudan

The Dutch Embassy in Juba has issued a statement reaffirming its continued assistance to the people of South Sudan, in view of the dire humanitarian situation prevailing in the country.

29 Jul 2016

Amnesty decries rights abuses in South Sudan

An Amnesty official has spoken out against what she said were rights abuses in South Sudan, charging that the National Security Service (NSS) repeatedly engages in arbitrary arrests and detention.

29 Jul 2016

South Sudan women look to God for solace

Desperate for peace, a group of women in South Sudan have resorted to prayer sessions at the Mausoleum in Juba to seek divine intervention in the country.

27 Jul 2016