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Over 400 Killed in South Sudan Between January and March: UN

More than 400 people were killed in South Sudan between January and March this year, with ethnic clashes accounting for much of the violence, the UN said.

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UN Deploys Troops to New Base as Violence Surges in South Sudan

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan announced Wednesday it was deploying troops to the country's strife-torn south following an upsurge in violence by armed rebels against civilians and aid workers. 

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UN peacekeepers deploy to stop communal killings in South Sudan

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said it had re-deployed 75 troops to halt a cycle of communal attacks and revenge killings that have left 79 dead

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UN peacekeeping missions threatened by $2 billion budget gap

The UN is struggling with almost $2 billion in unpaid contributions to its peacekeeping budget, with current cash balances covering less than two months of operations

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UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman in Democratic Republic of Congo

A Nigerian man who was a UN peacekeeper has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after investigators found he had sexually exploited a woman in 2017

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UN says South Sudan government ‘must establish control’ over forces after peacekeeper shot

South Sudan must establish control over its forces, the UNMISS head said, days after a peacekeeper was shot by a government soldier

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Court finds 10 South Sudan soldiers guilty of rape and murder

A South Sudan military court found 10 soldiers guilty of raping five foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist during fighting at the Terrain hotel in Juba in July 2016.

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UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan aid convoy ambush

A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan was killed on Tuesday, June 26 when an aid convoy was ambushed in the west of the country, the United Nations mission said

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