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.

3 days 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.

3 days ago · At least 20 people have been killed in a plane crash in the north of South Sudan, Unity state’s minister for information said. The aircraft came down near the oil fields in Unity state at about ...

3 days 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 ...

4 days ago · A Juba-bound plane crashed as it departed from South Sudan's major Unity Oil Field on Wednesday, killing at least 19 of those on board, a United Nations radio station said. "The pilot and co-pilot ...

3 days ago · JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A small plane crashed in a remote part of South Sudan, killing at least 18 people on Wednesday, an official said. The flight, chartered by Chinese oil firm Greater Pioneer Operating Co., had 21 people on board, including two pilots, said Gatwech Bipal, the minister of information in the oil-rich Unity state, …

3 days ago · NAIROBI (Reuters) -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 ...

Unity State is the subject of social mapping for a variety of reasons. While Unity is one of the 10 states of South Sudan, it is better known as one of the three conflict-affected states in the country.

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.

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.