A joint team from South Sudan’s government and opposition forces has arrived in South Sudan’s northern town of Bentiu, on a verification mission aimed at removing children from the country’s military ranks.
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UNMISS chief David Shearer presenting encouraging results of a perception survey at a press conference in Juba.
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Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces.
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UN peacekeepers received a certificate of appreciation for their donation of vital supplies to the main hospital in Bor.
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Women at a rapprochement event in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria.
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Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement.
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UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.
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Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation.