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A recent conference celebrated 50 years of the Yale Journal of International Law and the work of Professor W. Michael Reisman.

This submission focuses on the right to free and compulsory education and the protection of education from attack.

The repair work was completed and the road was put into use recently after only three working days

Churches in South Sudan are appealing for humanitarian assistance, amidst fears that the consequences of climate change, macro-economic shocks, and the war in Sudan could sink the country further into the worst humanitarian crisis since independence.

"We call on the South Sudanese government to immediately investigate the death of the two peacekeepers and hold those responsible accountable," said USUN Ambassador Wood.

About 500 returnees from Sudan and Internally Displaced Persons from Abyei received food aid from the UN World Food Program (WFP) for the first time after fleeing conflicts.

The United Nations on Friday said the determination of the final status of the disputed Abyei region might be delayed following the outbreak of conflict in Sudan last year.

Vietnam has sent 792 professional officers and soldiers to join UN peacekeeping missions so far

[NEAR VERBATIM] Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General Jean Pierre Lacroix Thank you very much and a very good afternoon to all of you. Thank you for having joined us. As was indicated, this is a joint mission headed by Her Excellency Special Envoy of the UN for the Horn of Africa, Miss Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, and myself Jean Pierre Lacroix, the Under-Secretary-General of the UN

WARRAP – In South Sudan, subnational violence continues to be an issue, especially in hotspots across the states of Unity, Jonglei, Lakes and Warrap. Warrap, in particular, has witnessed persistent cross border clashes between the Dinka Twic and Dinka Ngok communities over territorial disputes in the Abyei Administrative Area, which has led to loss of lives and properties,