Struggling to Survive
Nothing could have prepared Martha Anei Lual for the changes in her life when she and her husband decided over a year ago that it was time to leave Khartoum and return to their hometown in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state…
Struggling to Survive
Nothing could have prepared Martha Anei Lual for the changes in her life when she and her husband decided over a year ago that it was time to leave Khartoum and return to their hometown in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state…
SSPS officers attend trainings in Upper Nile
5 June 2012 -- UN police (UNPOL) advisers are conducting a series of training courses this month for South Sudan Police Service (SSPS) officers assigned to Upper Nile State. On June 2, members of the UNPOL engineering unit…
Wind destroys returnee shelters in Unity
7 June 2012 - Heavy wind and rain severely damaged about 17 returnee shelters today in Rubkona, Unity State, leaving over 100 people living in the open, state officials said. Returnee team leader James Yak said his group's…
UNMISS pledges support for security challenges in WBEG
8 June 2012 - One of the biggest challenges facing South Sudan's Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBEG) State was insecurity along the border between Sudan and South Sudan, a top government official said today in Wau. Meeting with…
South Sudan launches human rights plan
13 June 2012 - Lack of laws and weak institutions made promoting human rights in South Sudan a difficult task, Vice-President Riek Machar said today in Juba. Speaking during the launch of the South Sudan Human Rights…
SPLA reclaims vast tract for farming
11 June 2012 - With severe food shortages and malnutrition a growing concern, UNMISS has assisted the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in reclaiming thousands of kilometres of farmland near Wau. Located about six…
Returnees straining services they crave
A continuing flow of returnees into Eastern Equatoria State is taxing its already limited sources of water, electricity and housing, officials say. The latest arrivals in early Junewere 1,150 returnees recently airlifted from…
UNHCR sets up Juba-Paloich airbridge
18 June 2012 - To better deliver humanitarian aid to refugees from Sudan in Upper Nile State, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) launched an airbridge over the weekend to link Juba and Paloich airports. "We needed a much swifter…
Anyuaks mark refugee day in Malakal
20 June 2012 - Refugees in Dengershufu camp, Upper Nile State, celebrated World Refugee Day today with acrobatic feats, tugs of war and traditional dances. But while the event in the capital Malakal was joyful, refugees said…
Juba, 25 June 2012 - Dinka translation of "Report Issued on Inter-Communal Violence in Jonglei"
'Report' De Tong-Tong ne kem ke Thook Piny de Jonglei Akut de UNMISS ne ye koole aci 'report' loony biyic de ka cike yok ne thiece cene tong-tong ye roth looi ne kem ke koc to piny de Jonglei thiec yiic, men ci wei ke buoot…