UN Day celebrated across South Sudan
24 October 2013 - Under the theme “One South Sudan – One UN”, UN Day was celebrated across the country today with parades, music, drama, poetry, sporting activities and readings of the Secretary-General’s message. Emphasizing the importance of UN work, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his…
Warrap youth discuss inter-communal conflict
25 October 2013 - Concluding a two-day workshop on inter-communal conflict, Warrap youth today recommended ways of tackling violence due to cattle-raiding, including education and lower dowries.Kuajok National Secondary School students opened the UNMISS-organized activity with a drama portraying how…
UNVs donate solar equipment to Wau hospital
27 October 2013 - UN Volunteers in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State donated a solar system and fridge in a ceremony today at the children’s ward of Wau Teaching Hospital. The equipment, worth about $3,500, was part of a one-year programme initiated last year on UNV Day (17 December). The programme began…
Aid reaches 100,000 flood-affected South Sudanese
26 October 2013 - The humanitarian community and South Sudanese government had reached almost 100,000 of 156,000 people identified as flood-affected since August, a top UN official said in a statement today.“The response will continue as new areas are accessed with partners overcoming massive…
DDR reinsertion in Tirrangore
Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore cutting ribbon of new health centre handed over along with school to Tirrangore community by UNMISS Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) section and national DDR Commission on 28 October. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret
UNMISS hands over school and health centre to Tirrangore
28 October 2013 - UNMISS and the National DDR Commission handed over a new health centre and school today to the Tirrangore community in Eastern Equatoria State. The facilities, worth more than $250,000, were funded by UNMISS through its Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration section projects…
UNMISS donates food to leprosy center near Wau
25 October 2013 -- The UNMISS office in Western Bahr el Ghazal state today delivered food and clothing items with an estimated value of 25,000 South Sudanese pounds to the Agok Leprosy Centre southeast of the state capital of Wau. The donation capped a series of activities intended to commemorate…
Turkish government renovates police computer lab
29 October 2013 - Celebrating the opening of a computer lab that was newly renovated by the Turkish government at the Rajaf South Sudan National Police (SSNPS) Training Centre near Juba, an inauguration ceremony was held at the facility today. For a total cost of about $130,000, the renovation…
Western Equatoria celebrates hand-washing day
29 October 2013 - Aiming to increase awareness that hand-washing with soap can reduce the number of children dying from preventable diseases, Western Equatoria today commemorated Global Hand-washing Day in Yambio County. The event (globally celebrated on 15 October) was organized by the Directorate…
SSNPS fingerprint training
South Sudan National Police (SSNPS) officer attending eight-month fingerprint training organized by UN Police, the UN Development Programme and SSNPS. Some 39 participants graduated on 31 October from the specialized training, which was aimed at enhancing skills and establishment of the country’s…
UNMISS assists South Sudan Prisons Service in the management of mentally disordered prisoners
Juba, 31 October 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is collaborating with and assisting the National Prisons Service of South Sudan (NPSSS) in the management of mentally disordered prisoners.
Police fingerprint experts graduate in Juba
31 October 2013 - The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) graduated its first batch of 39 fingerprint experts in Juba today after nearly eight months of training in forensic science. The purpose of the training, organized by UN Police, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and SSNPS, was to…