Trainees complete HIV/AIDS course in Juba
17 August 2011 – Some 30 military and civilian participants graduated today from an HIV/AIDS course organized by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the South Sudan Aids Commission (SSAC) in Juba. The 18-day course…
Workshop tackles conflict in Warrap State
5 October 2011 – To assist Warrap in dealing with unrest that has been plaguing the state in recent years, UNMISS Civil Affairs office held the first of a two-phase conflict management workshop today in the capital Kuajok…
New returnees registered in Warrap State
7 October 2011 – After receiving another influx of returnees in Warrap, the state government and an interagency humanitarian team verified and registered 74 people today in the capital Kuajok. Many of the returnees, who…
South Sudan woos investors
7 October 2011 – The South Sudanese capital of Juba played host today to the country's first international business symposium and trade fair, which gathered together local and foreign investors as well as government officials…
Workshop decides on network of gender experts
10 October 2011 – Participants at a workshop that kicked off today in the South Sudanese capital of Juba have decided to set up a national network of experts to enhance gender mainstreaming at all levels of government and…
Upper Nile holds disarmament planning workshop
11 October 2011 – To plan forthcoming civilian disarmament activities in his state, Upper Nile Governor Simon Kun Pouch officially opened a two-day workshop in the capital Malakal today. The workshop was organized by the…
Malakal still facing fuel and power shortages
12 October 2011 – Although they live in one of the main South Sudanese oil-producing states, ongoing fuel shortages have kept residents of the Upper Nile capital in the dark for the past three months. "Three months without…
UNMISS SRSG Congratulates Local Communities as Civilian Disarmament Continues in Lakes State
Juba, 14 October 2011 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG), Hilde F. Johnson today began a one day visit to Lakes State.
Japan assesses peacekeeping prospects in South Sudan
14 October 2011 – An assessment team from the Japan Ground Self Defence Force (GDSF) surveyed Juba International Airport today, as Japan mulls over the possibility of sending personnel to support the UN peacekeeping operation…
USAID launch food security programme in Jonglei
13 October, 2011 – In response to acute food shortages in Jonglei State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a $54 million project at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry yesterday in…
Peace and reconciliation initiatives begin in Jonglei
14 October, 2011– In a bid to bring peace and reconciliation between the warring Murle and Luo Nuer communities, government and church officials in Jonglei State will begin separate peace building meetings with the warring…
Civilian disarmament ends in Greater Tonj
17 October 2011 – Civilian disarmament in Warrap State's Greater Tonj concluded peacefully today, bringing an end to the first or voluntary phase of the government-led campaign in the area. "We collected almost 800 weapons in…