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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has condemned a series of brutal sexual assaults on women and girls, travelling on the road to Bentiu, a town in the north of the war-ravaged country. According to the UN…
Senior members of the Islamic Council and Christian faith-based institutions in Yei have ended a three-day workshop with a call for an end to hate speech and religious division. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese said it was…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has condemned a series of brutal sexual attacks on women and girls travelling from their villages to the town of Bentiu in the Unity region of South Sudan. Approximately 125 women and…
“The children in this place are our own. They are our brothers and sisters, we will not put them in harm’s way.” These emotional remarks by Jamus Ayut, the County Commissioner in Akobo, set the scene at the opening of a two…
“The children in this place are our own. They are our brothers and sisters, we will not put them in harm’s way.” These emotional remarks by Jamus Ayut, the County Commissioner in Akobo, set the scene at the opening of a two…
The residents of Yei woke to an early morning colourful procession of boda boda motorcyclists wearing bright reflective jackets and safety helmets, carrying only female passengers in a symbolic gesture of their united efforts…
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY 1 December 2018 Thirty years after the first World AIDS Day, the response to HIV stands at a crossroads. Which way we turn…
It’s early morning and the fiery tentacles of the rising sun are already reaching out to touch those gathering at the starting line of the mini-marathon event being held at the United Nations base in Juba. The event has been…
Businessman Angelo Geng spent two weeks stuck on the road between the towns of Bentiu and Ajak Kuach after his car became bogged down in mud caused by heavy downpours during the rainy season. “I was stranded because of the…
Faithful in Prayer Grasping their bibles, hymn-books and tightly clutching onto their crosses, over 6,000 congregants prayed, sang, and danced. They had gathered at the Zion Episcopal Church of South Sudan: to give thanks for…