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26 Dec, 2011 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (17³Ô¹ÏÍø) today urged the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take all measures necessary to protect civilians in Jonglei state.
5 January 2012 – Upper Nile University reopened its doors today for the first time in nearly a year.
Approximately 5,000 students are expected to register at the university's campuses in Malakal and Renk later this month and lectures are scheduled to begin on 31 January.
5 January 2012 – Hundreds of displaced residents from Jonglei State's Pibor County have begun returning to their villages, according to reports from a joint UN humanitarian assessment mission that visited the area today.
19 December 2011 - A German governmental agency handed over a project to build housing for UN staff to 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in a formal ceremony today in South Sudan's capital of Juba.
29 December 2011 – To boost anti-landmine efforts in South Sudan, the outgoing 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Cambodian Military Demining Platoon today handed over 15 tonnes of explosives and equipment to the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) in Malakal, Upper Nile State.
22 December 2011 - To improve nutritional standards for inmates in Western Equatoria State, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) donated farming equipment, including sickles and hoes, to inmates in the state prison today.
27 December 2011 - The biggest threat facing South Sudan's development was ethnic division and inter-communal conflicts, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø head Hilde F. Johnson said in her end of year message.
27 December 2011 – Following a vicious cycle of attacks in Jonglei State, UN agencies and national as well as international organizations have been assisting the displaced victims.
27 December 2011 – Demand for high dowries has intensified conflict in Jonglei State, as more cattle are needed to pay them, according to a Bor County resident.