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UN Mine Action Service contractor with one of eight newly arrived sniffer dogs, which will be used to strengthen security within UNMISS protection of civilians areas in Juba. Photo: UNMISS / Ghideon Musa
10 February 2014 - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir’s office today donated 250,000 South Sudanese pounds (about $79,000) to support children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS in the country. According to 2012 UNAIDS estimates, more…
12 February 2014 - To enhance safety in the protection of civilians (POC) site at UNMISS Tomping base, South Sudan and UN police officers searched the Juba base and its surrounds today. “We got information that some of our…
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Kampala, 12 February 2014—The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, met in Kampala with the leadership of the Darfuri non-signatory movements during a three-day…
12 February 2014 - Displaced people at an UNMISS base in the South Sudanese capital Juba were opting to remain there until the security situation outside became more predictable, their representatives said today.Although life…
11 February 2014 - The top UN peacekeeping official today warned of difficult challenges in solving the conflict between the government and opposition in South Sudan. “It is going to be a very long, complex process to address…
Standing on his hind legs to peer at a United Nations vehicle in South Sudan, he poked his head under the hood and sniffed, brown curls shaking around as he searched for explosives. This water cocker spaniel is one of eight…
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With the delivery of healthcare still very minimal in much of Liberia, falling sick could often spell a close shave with death. Perhaps no one knows this better than Sarath Kumar. The 63-year old diabetic, an Indian fisherman…
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KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan launched today its National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons with the aim to set out a “comprehensive, effective and realistic” framework to address the issue of displacement in…
11 February 2014 - Local residents beginning to return to the Unity State capital Bentiu after violence in the town received rations of food today to last 15 days for each family.Working with UNMISS and other humanitarian…
11 February 2014 - Although the city has normalized after recent fighting, less the 2,000 people have returned to the Jonglei State capital Bor, according to aid agency officials. “Returnees are coming back from different…
11 February 2014 - A top South Sudanese official has called on youth to involve themselves in reconciliation efforts in the conflict-torn country, according to UN Radio Miraya. During a youth rally at Nyakuron Cultural Centre…