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Plentiful cow dung may soon be turned into charcoal, with many positive spin-off effects. Cattle feces may not be very appealing, yet they can, in fact, be highly useful. Just ask a group of hundred women in the Greater…
During a security incident at a base operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in the capital Juba on Saturday, two civilian contractors were shot by a peacekeeper and died as a result of their injuries. UNMISS…
Communities of Mala village in Guit County have set up peace committees to spearhead reconciliation efforts internally and with their neighbours. The committees were established at a peace and reconciliation conference…
Female police officers serving with UNMISS are empowering their South Sudanese counterparts in Bentiu. Bentiu-based female police officers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are encouraging the police…
UNMISS engineers have rehabilitated the main supply route between Malakal and Melut. Well worth rejoicing. It’s all systems go in Upper Nile, South Sudan, following the completion of the rehabilitation of a main supply route…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.227 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.227 - 21 January 2019
A proud day for Ghanaian peacekeepers in Aweil. Ghanaian troops deployed in Aweil and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have been awarded peacekeeping medals in recognition of their work in the war-torn…
Found in the middle of Juba, safely defused by the UN Mine Action Service, averting potential disaster. “Quiet.” The voice of the head of the UN Mine Action Service in South Sudan rings out across the open field. “Firing.”…
Time for crucial national exams for secondary school students in Juba and across the country. The sun has just dragged itself above the Juba horizon for another day of relentless roasting. Yet this is not your average…
Multi-skilled South Korean peacekeepers offered citizens (two- and four-legged) of Anyidi, Jonglei, medical and veterinary services and a tad of traditional drumming. Residents of Anyidi in the Jonglei region have applauded…
The members of the Security Council took note of the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the provisional results of the presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of…
Sweating it at the secondary school national exam, a scene not seen in Malakal since the outbreak of armed conflict in 2013. A school bell rings out in Malakal. It is the first time since 2013 that this particular bell, which…