IOM speeds up relocation of returnees from border areas
24 April 2012 - Responding to the continued threat of bombardmentin northern South Sudanese border states, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is speeding up the relocation of returnees, according to a…
South Sudan to demobilize 150,000 ex-combatants
23 April 2012 - To create awareness of their eight-year work plan to demobilize 150,000 ex-combatants, South Sudan's disarmament commission today held its first sensitization forum in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. This…
Peace forums open in four Jonglei towns
25 April 2012 - As part of the Jonglei peace process that began in early April, three-day forums aimed at resolving conflict between communities began today in the capital Bor and three other towns in the state. Opening the…
Returnees from Khartoum arrive in Malakal
27 April 2012 - Returnees who were stranded at Heglig in Sudan's Southern Kordofan State when fighting erupted between the forces of Sudan and South Sudan have begun their journey home to greater Bahr El-Ghazal. Comprising…
Western Equatoria farmers trained in crop management
27 April 2012 - To boost food productivity in Western Equatoria, the state Ministry of Agriculture conducted a one-day crop management workshop today in the capital Yambio. The ministry provided four agricultural experts to…
Veterinary camp treats livestock in Jonglei
26 April 2012 - Over 1,300 animals were treated in a one-day mobile veterinary camp conducted by the UNMISS Indian battalion today in Makolchuei village in South Sudan's Jonglei State. Main illnesses afflicting the animals…
New Unity cabinet swears to protect residents
27 April 2012 - Newly appointed state officials of South Sudan's Unity State, which has recently suffered through several bombing raids, pledged today in the capital Bentiu to protect and unify residents. The swearing in…
State-wide Jonglei peace conference begins in Bor
1 May 2012 – In tackling the underlying causes of conflict in Jonglei State, a four-day all-community conference kicked off today in the capital Bor. Under the theme "Peace, reconciliation and tolerance", the conference…
Security Council threatens sanctions if Sudan-South Sudan fighting continues
2 May 2012 - The Security Council has called on Sudan and South Sudan to immediately end hostilities and resume negotiations within two weeks to resolve all outstanding issues under threat of sanctions. In a unanimously…
UN concerned about South Sudanese stranded in Kosti
1 May 2012 - A top UN official voiced concern today about the plight of thousands of South Sudanese stranded at Kosti in Sudan's While Nile State, where they have been waiting for barges to take them back to their country. Of…
Chiefs urge government to protect disarmed civilians in Jonglei
3 May 2012 - As disarmament continues in Jonglei, traditional chiefs at a peace conference in the capital Bor have called on state and national governments to protect unarmed civilians. Addressing the state's "All Community…