SOUTH SUDAN / MIDWIFE
South Sudanhas been named one of the worst places for a mother to be, with an estimated 13 infants out of 1000 births dying in the first day after birth. UNMISS (WARNING: graphic image of dead baby)
South Sudanhas been named one of the worst places for a mother to be, with an estimated 13 infants out of 1000 births dying in the first day after birth. UNMISS (WARNING: graphic image of dead baby)
Hundreds of South Sudanese held a demonstration in Juba today (7 May) to protest the killing of a chief, a UN peacekeeper and a civilian in Abyei on 4 May. UNMISS
The government of South Sudan strongly condemned the killing of paramount chief and an Ethiopian Peacekeeper in Abyei region on Saturday (May 4th 2013). UNMISS
As the world marks the World Press Freedom Day today, the media in South Sudancontinues to struggle, radio being the main source of information for the country's citizens. UNMISS
Thirty-four Corrections Advisors serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping mission in South Sudan today (April 30) received medals for their work across various national prisons in South Sudan. UNMISS
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has organized an intensive three-month training course in the English language for members of the Upper Nile State Legislative Assembly at the mission's compound on the outskirts of Malakal. UNMISS
As part of creating awareness on preventing HIV infection, the United Nations Mission in South Sudanhas been involved in the national training of HIV and AIDS. UNMISS
The head of the UN mission in Sotuh Sudan and other senior UN officials on Saturday (April 1) visited Jonglei State and met with local officials as well as with staff members of the United Nation's Mission in South Sudan-UNMISS in the capital of Bor. UNMISS
The United Nations Mission in South Sudanpaid their respect and condolences to two national staff colleagues killed in an ambush by armed assailants on Tuesday. UNMISS
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, paid tribute today to the five members of the UNMISS Indian Battalion who died in an ambush in Jonglei state on Tuesday (9 April). UNMISS