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6March 2013 - Over 2,500 civilians sought refuge this morning at the UNMISS base following an exchange of fire between the Sudan People's Liberation Army and an armed group in Pibor, Jonglei State. UNMISSimmediately…
Residents taking refuge in UNMISS compound in Pibor, Jonglei State, following an exchange of fire between an armed group and Sudan People's Liberation Army in town on 6 March. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger…
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BAMYAN - Female journalists in the Afghan province of Bamyan held on Monday their first annual meeting since the formation of their professional association – a group supported by the United Nations Assistance Mission in…
Goma, 5 March 2013 – A Fokker 50 aircraft of the national airline company Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) crashed Monday, 4 March, in the late afternoon, in a residential neighborhood of the city of Goma. MONUSCO…
5 March 2013 - Attending a meeting to establish a donor support group for South Sudan's 2014 Population and Housing Census, UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Toby Lanzer said the exercise would be…
4 March 2013 - Speaking during the opening of the South Sudan National Police Service's (SSNPS) sixth conference today in Juba, UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Raisedon Zenenga stressed that the…
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KANDAHAR - A three-day anti polio campaign concluded today in Kandahar and Helmand provinces of Afghanistan’s southern region. The Public Health Department of Kandahar also launched the campaign in Ghorak district, a remote…
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"Provide women and girls with the security they deserve" As we commemorate International Women's Day [8 March], we must look back on a year of shocking crimes of violence against women and girls and ask ourselves how to usher…
Bunia, 26 February 2013 - In the territory of Mahagi and in four other territories in the district of Ituri, inter-community land dispute has become commonplace over the past years, leading to violence with property…
4 March 2013 - South Sudan must strive to attain peace that fosters long-term development and economic growth, a Jonglei Peace Commission official said in Bor today. "Peace is the key to life. When there is peace, there is…
1 March 2013 - Recognizing his sizable contribution to peace in South Sudan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon awarded Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban a peace prize in Geneva today. "I am proud to add my congratulations to tonight's…
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