Replace ethnic conflicts with unity, urges SRSG
27 December 2011 - The biggest threat facing South Sudan's development was ethnic division and inter-communal conflicts, UNMISS head Hilde F. Johnson said in her end of year message. "If everyone puts their community first and really doesn't care that much about the nation as such, South Sudan can…
UN donates agricultural tools and VSAT in Yambio
22 December 2011 - To improve nutritional standards for inmates in Western Equatoria State, UNMISS and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) donated farming equipment, including sickles and hoes, to inmates in the state prison today. Handing over the tools, UNMISS Correction Advisor Officer…
UNMACC receives anti-mine devices and explosives
29 December 2011 – To boost anti-landmine efforts in South Sudan, the outgoing UNMISS Cambodian Military Demining Platoon today handed over 15 tonnes of explosives and equipment to the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The departing Cambodian demining…
German agency hands over housing project to UNMISS
19 December 2011 - A German governmental agency handed over a project to build housing for UN staff to UNMISS in a formal ceremony today in South Sudan's capital of Juba. The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) began the pilot project to supplement UN staff capacity with civilian…
Displaced Murle returning to Pibor
5 January 2012 – Hundreds of displaced residents from Jonglei State's Pibor County have begun returning to their villages, according to reports from a joint UN humanitarian assessment mission that visited the area today. Approximately 500 internally displaced persons from the Murle community…
Upper Nile University reopens
5 January 2012 – Upper Nile University reopened its doors today for the first time in nearly a year. Approximately 5,000 students are expected to register at the university's campuses in Malakal and Renk later this month and lectures are scheduled to begin on 31 January. "The University is ready to…
UNMISS URGES GOVERNMENT TO ACT NOW TO PROTECT CIVILIANS IN JONGLEI STATE
26 Dec, 2011 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today urged the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take all measures necessary to protect civilians in Jonglei state.
Murle gunmen attack Jonglei county of Duk
17 January 2012 – At least 50 people died and over 30 were injured during an attack against residents of Duk Padiet village in Jonglei State in the late afternoon of 16 January. Jonglei Governor Kuol Manyang Juuk told reporters in the state capital of Bor that the attack was carried out by Murle…
Akobo County Commissioner calls for comprehensive civilian disarmament in Jonglei
18 January 2012 – The commissioner of the Jonglei State county of Akobo told a visiting team of UNMISS staff members today that a comprehensive civilian disarmament campaign can be implemented in the strife-torn state to restore a measure of peace and stability. "The moment I tell my people to hand…
19 Jan. - The Jonglei-crisis
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UN envoy urges sending more Government forces to troubled state
23 January 2012 –Hilde Johnson, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) stressed today that the best way to protect civilians in the strife-torn state of Jonglei is through military deterrence and urged the Government to deploy more troops…