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28 December - Press briefing transcript
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SSPS trains for referendum
Some 200 Southern Sudan Police Service (SSPS) anti-riot officers, including 50 women, graduated from a three-day referendum security training course in Malakal, Upper Nile State, on 1 July. Speaking during the ceremony, UN Police Sector Commander, Borys Yaschuk, said the officers would play a…
Child Act sensitization begins in Western Equatoria
UNMIS Protection Unit held an awareness workshop on the Southern Sudan Child Act 2008 from the 22 to 24 June in Mundri West County, Western Equatoria State. Thirty-two participants, including chiefs, police, social workers, prison officers, women's groups, youth and community based organizations…
UNMIS assists in preparations for rights review
In assisting contributors to Sudan's report for the UN Human Rights Council under the 2011 Universal Period Review, UNMIS Human Rights section and the Sudanese Advisory Council on Human Rights (ACHR) held a workshop in Khartoum on 1 July. Attendees included 24 representatives of the ACHR, the…