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Faith-based leaders in Western Equatoria State returned to the state capital Yambio today after completing a peace mission to the Greater Mundri area. The 14-person delegation, drawn from different religious denominations and led by Bishop Barani Edward Hiboro of Tombura Yambio Diocese, traveled to…

Women at the UNMISS protection of civilians (PoC) site in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal were briefed today on the recently signed peace agreement in South Sudan. “We are here to sensitize you on the peace process and its implementation, plus your role as women within the (PoC) site to unite…

Aiming to strengthen the current Market Information System (MIS) in South Sudan, the Food and Agriculture Organization recently completed training for 120 new specialists in the country. The training on market price data collection was undertaken as part of efforts to build the capacity of national…

Resolving the conflict in South Sudan would not only be good for the country, but also for Africa and the rest of the global community, a visiting diplomat said in the Unity State capital Bentiu today. Albert Francis Yankey, the Ghanaian Ambassador to Ethiopia who is also accredited to South Sudan…

The South Sudanese government today signed a preliminary peace agreement with an armed group, the South Sudan National Liberation Movement (SSNLM), in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. The group started the armed movement with allegations that people from the Greater Equatoria region were not given…

More than 100 internally displaced persons (IDPS) at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, today completed a sensitization workshop on South Sudan’s peace agreement. Dialogue and Research Initiative, a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Juba, conducted the four-day workshop…

Transitional arrangements between government and opposition forces would affect the police, military, presidential guards and national security services, a senior South Sudanese official said in Juba today. Speaking at a press conference, Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the peace…

To see mine action work funded by a donation from Japan, the country’s Ambassador to South Sudan today visited a demining site in Nesitu, Central Equatoria State. Japanese Ambassador Kiya Masahiko visited the site in Baibai village, 30 km south of Juba, where the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is…

Taking a step forward in implementing South Sudan’s peace agreement, the Joint Monitoring Evaluation Commission commissioned its offices in Juba today. The JMEC, which was established by the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, is entrusted with monitoring and overseeing all…

Hundreds of displaced young people living in a protection of civilians (PoC) site in Juba celebrated Universal Children’s Day today with activities organized by UN Police and humanitarian partners. One of the participants in a football tournament to launch the Day was Nye Nyeil FC, the first girls’…

The Government of South Sudan announced today that the cholera outbreak which hit the country five months ago has been controlled. “The declaration of the end of the outbreak comes after a period of 10 days with no reported laboratory confirmed cholera cases countrywide,” said a statement issued by…

To support basic education in South Sudan, the Norwegian government today announced a $5.8 million donation to the country at a ceremony held in Juba. The donation, which will be channeled through UNICEF over a two-year period, follows a decision by the Norwegian government to make education a main…