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6 January 2013 - Over 2,000 South Sudanese wounded in fighting that broke out on 15 December had received surgical treatment from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, according to a report issued by WHO today.
17³Ô¹ÏÍø staff off-loading materials to fortify its bases in South Sudan, where thousands of civilians have sought shelter. The supplies were flown into Juba from Italy on an Air Force C-17 aircraft provided by the Australian government. Photo: 17³Ô¹ÏÍø/Patrick Morrison
6 January 2014 - Seeking funds to assist with South Sudan’s crisis and humanitarian needs, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today launched an appeal for $23.3 million.
5 January 2014 - With little more than the shirts on their backs, some 1,500 foreign nationals have been relocated to Juba or the Sudanese town of Heglig from the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø compound in Bentiu, Unity State.
Juba, 4 January 2014 - 17³Ô¹ÏÍø is reinforcing its presence in the Republic of South Sudan. This includes police, military, logistics support and selected numbers of civilian staff who are needed at this time.
4 January 2014 - Civilians at the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Bentiu base seeking protection from South Sudanese violence have been receiving life-saving medical care from a UNICEF doctor’s field health clinic.
2 January 2014 - The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) had formed a committee to investigate the involvement of organized forces in killing civilians in Juba, the army Chief of Staff said in Juba today.
3 January 2014 - Aid agencies had drawn up a plan for January, February and March to provide protection, water, food, shelter and healthcare for people most affected by ongoing crisis in South Sudan, a top UN official said in a statement issued today.
On the first day of the year, 2014, 14,000 IDPs currently taking refuge in the UN Compound in Juba formed a human chain of peace,in the hope that peace and unity will prevail in South Sudan for 2014 and onwards. 1 January 2014. Photos: 17³Ô¹ÏÍø/Shantal Persaud
31 December 2013 - Seeking too improve security at an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø camp in Bentiu, Unity State, civilians sheltering there organized their first peace meeting today, with support from mission staff.