Unity State, also known as Western Upper Nile, [3] is a state in South Sudan. Unity State is in the Greater Upper Nile region. Unity is inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups: the Nuer majority, and the Dinka minority.

1 day ago · A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on takeoff from its oilfield airport on Wednesday, killing 20 people, the region's information minister said.

Programmatically, Unity State is one of the most challenging states in South Sudan, primarily because of conflict and secondarily because of inaccessibility due to poor infrastructure and the swampy nature of its land.

2 days ago · The plane, which was heading to the capital, Juba, crashed three minutes after take-near the oil fields in Unity State on Wednesday morning, said Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol.

1 day ago · A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan’s Unity State crashed on Wednesday, killing 20 people, an official said. The plane crashed at the Unity oilfield airport on Wednesday morning ...

1. The Greater Unity area comprises 9 Counties including Pariang and Abienmhom in northern part; Rubkona and Guit in central region; and, Koch, Mayendit, Leer and Panyjiar in the southern side; and Mayom in the north-west region. Unity area borders Sudan to the north, Lakes State to the south, Western Bar El Ghazal to west, and Jonglei to the East.

All key informants received regular information about location(s) across seven of Unity State’s nine counties: Guit, Koch, Leer, Mayendit, Mayom, Panyijiar, and Rubkona (see Map 1).

situation in the Unity State continues to be undermined by inadequate policing, absence of rule of law, shrunken economy and joblessness among youth, and ready availability of modern weaponry in the hands of criminal elements.

Since December 2013, the southern part of Unity State has experienced repeated violent clashes and confrontations involving military forces and allied militias. This report documents gross violations and abuses of international human rights law, and serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Salva Kiir Mayardit, whose authority derives from his 2010 election as president of what was then the semiautonomous region of Southern Sudan within the Republic of Sudan, is chief of state and head of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity.