Over 200 police graduate in Wau
Western Bahr el Ghazal state graduated the first batch of 220 newly recruited police on 7 April, following a six-month training course at Wau Police Training Centre. Western Bahr el Ghazal state graduated the first batch of…
Fighting breaks out in Akobo
Tribal fighting erupted on 18 April in several villages of Akobo County in Jonglei State, killing at least 195 people and wounding about 70 others, according to local authorities. Tribal fighting erupted on 18 April in…
Southern DDR to begin in June
A top southern official recently announced that the long-awaited Southern Sudan Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programme would kick off on 6 June. top southern official recently announced that the long…
Initiative aims to train more midwives
In an effort to combat high maternal mortality and fistula rates, Southern Sudan launched an initiative from 13 to 15 May to address problems related to unskilled birth attendance. In an effort to combat high maternal…
Japanese inspect school projects in Lainya
The Japanese were prepared to assist in rebuilding education infrastructures in Southern Sudan, Yosika Kijimo, Director for Humanitarian Assistance in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said during a recent visit to a…
Challenges will be overcome, says Deputy Force Commander
Considerable success had been achieved in Sudan's peace process, but challenges still remained, UNMIS Deputy Force Commander Brig. Gen. Stanislaus Tembo said during a visit to Abyei on 11 May. Considerable success had been…
Chinese donate medicine and food to Wau orphanage
In a bid to improve the lives of orphans in Western Bahr El Ghazal State, UNMIS' Chinese medical team donated medicine, stationary and food to Wau's El Shadai Orphanage on 25 May. In a bid to improve the lives of orphans in…
Southern Sudan releases official census results
The Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) released official results for Sudan's Fifth Population and Housing Census on 6 June. Officials of the centre confirmed figures previously released by…
Formed Police Unit graduates in Wau
To strengthen the security apparatus in Wau and its environs, UN Police spent about two months training a Formed Police Unit, which graduated in a ceremony on 22 May. To strengthen the security apparatus in Wau and its…
Peacekeepers day marked by Juba hospital renovation
UNMIS marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers by kicking off the renovation of the children's hospital in Juba on 29 May, and celebrated the occasion elsewhere with marches and football games across Sudan…
Indians and JIU plant trees at Malakal university
The Indian army contingent and the Malakal-based Joint Integrated Unit (JIU) joined forces on May 19 to plant 45 trees inside the Upper Nile University compound. The Indian army contingent and the Malakal-based Joint…
Kenyans clean Wau hospital on World Environment Day
UNMIS peacekeepers cleaned the premises of Wau Teaching Hospital and the Sector II Chinese medical team trained hospital staff in the use of newly donated X-ray machines to commemorate World Environment Day on 5 June. UNMIS…