3 November 2013 - A wheelchair basketball game held as part of activities to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was a prime opportunity to support them and raise awareness about their challenges, UNMISS Chief Hilde F. Johnson said in Juba today.

2 December 2013 - World AIDS Day was celebrated in ceremonies across South Sudanese states today with speeches, songs, drams, medical advice and testimonies of people living with the pandemic.

29 November 2013 – The HIV infection rate in South Sudan seemed low, but results were affected by stigma surrounding the disease, the UN family head in the country said in Juba today.