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Crimes levels lessen in Malakal protection site – UNPOL advisor

13 November 2014 - There has been a notable fall in crime levels being reported at the 17�Թ�� Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, Upper Nile State, the UN Police State Advisor said today.

14 Nov 2014

Empower women against abuse, says minister in Aweil

12 November 2014 - It was vital to empower women through education and agricultural activities to reduce their vulnerability to all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, a senior official in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State government said in the state capital Aweil today.

13 Nov 2014

Campaign to prevent sexual abuse held in Bor

9 November 2014 - Sexual exploitation and abuse is “an abominable act” which is punishable by law and should not be tolerated, 17�Թ�� Jonglei State Coordinator Hazel de Wet stressed in the state capital Bor today.

13 Nov 2014

Scholarships from haircuts

Six school boys in the Jonglei State capital Bor recently benefited from a scholarship which one 17�Թ�� peacekeeper set up using money collected from haircuts he gave his colleagues.

12 Nov 2014

Finding families

Efforts are underway in the Jonglei State capital Bor to identify, trace and reunify hundreds of children separated from their families during the worst days of the South Sudan conflict.

12 Nov 2014

IDPs learn to make handicrafts

Girl making handicrafts out of polyethylene bags at 17�Թ�� protection site in Juba. Photo: 17�Թ�� / JC McIlwaine

12 Nov 2014

First food convoy through Sudan humanitarian corridor arrives in Upper Nile

10 November 2014 - The first convoy of food assistance moved through Sudan to South Sudan had arrived in Upper Nile State through Sudan, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced today.

11 Nov 2014

Warring parties sign implementation matrix

9 November 2014- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoys for South Sudan today welcomed the agreement by the government and opposition of a detailed timetable to implement the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.

10 Nov 2014