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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls for immediate end to fighting and mobilizations in Leer County, Unity State

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls for an immediate end to the fighting in and around Kai Gai, near Leer town in Unity State.The Mission takes note of reported attacks early on 28 November by pro-government forces and armed youth against a base operated by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLM-IO).

The community in Koch County has demanded that the Government and oil companies operating in their area compensate them for pollution and other negative effects occasioned by the extraction of crude oil.

A high-ranking officer within the SPLA-IO splinter group aligned with the army was among those killed in fighting with SPLA-IO forces in Leer County on Tuesday.

Fresh clashes erupted between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the opposition SPLA-IO forces in Leer County of Unity State on Tuesday morning.

Over 220,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), including returnees in Rubkona County of Unity State have started receiving food aid from the World Food Programme (WFP). This distribution marks the first assistance in more than five months, following WFP’s suspension of food distribution in July.

UNITY STATE - No less than 60 women are now equipped with the skills they need to write their own future as entrepreneurs in the community, thanks to an initiative by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Women's Vision organization.Over a three-month period, Monday to Friday, local women of Bentiu were busy learning the practical skills of tailoring,

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