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Upper Nile leaders set the pace for peace with political tours and engagements

South Sudan’s second largest city, Malakal, held a peace celebration in scenes reminiscent of the atmosphere when the young country became a republic seven years ago. The celebration was a culmination of a series of engagements between uniformed and civilian leaders from across the divide.

04 Dec 2018

Human rights investigators rush to South Sudan’s Bentiu following spate of rapes

“One rape is too many,” says Andrea Cullinan from the United Nations Population Fund.

05 Dec 2018

UN volunteers in South Sudan celebrate their day with school children; help the sick

At Juba 1 Girls’ Primary School, South Sudanese girls sing and dance, articulating their dreams and aspirations.

“We need peace, we need peace. I want to become a doctor,” one sings, drawing a chorus response from her peers.

05 Dec 2018

A survey, risk education, and a demo on destroying unexploded ordnance

A high-level delegation of the Embassy of Japan in South Sudan, the United Nations, and representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) visited Kasire Village in Rajaf, on the outskirts of Juba Town on 6 December, where it condu

06 Dec 2018

Security Council Press Statement on Sexual Violence in South Sudan

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous incidents of sexual and gender-based violence against women near Bentiu in northern South Sudan in recent weeks.

08 Dec 2018

Bentiu, South Sudan: A rape survivor’s distressing tale; women's desperate pleas

At an undisclosed location in South Sudan’s Unity region, a rape survivor narrates her ordeal.

09 Dec 2018

Military and police officers run for peace on International Human Rights Day in South Sudan

They came before dawn.

Arriving in Freedom Square in the murky pre-morning light, hundreds of athletes stretched their legs and jogged on the spot as they prepared to challenge themselves and each other in a 10-kilometre race around the streets of South Sudan’s capital city.

10 Dec 2018

Bentiu, South Sudan: A rape survivor’s distressing tale; women's desperate pleas

At an undisclosed location in South Sudan’s Unity region, a rape survivor narrates her ordeal.

09 Dec 2018

Security officials and boda-boda motorcyclists in Yei agree to mend fences

A large section of boda-boda motorcyclists and security officials in Yei River area have resolved to end hatred and mistrust between them to foster peaceful coexistence and build social cohesion.

09 Dec 2018

Curbing conflict-related sexual violence: UNMISS completes three-day training for South Sudan forces in Bentiu

Military personnel from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces have completed a three-day training aimed at curbing conflict-related sexual violence in the northern town of Bentiu, where shocking incidents of rape and sexual assault have been reported in recent weeks.

09 Dec 2018

Partner in Peace

The UNMISS Human Rights Division knows one must 'Lead by Example' and that leaders are the example. Speech and the written word can be a crippling and destructive weapon. A Kenyan expert brings a neighbors’ experienced voice into the fray of the South Sudan political forum to drive this reality home.

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United Nations Universal Children's Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare.

Take-a-look as the children of South Sudan command the airwaves of the UN Mission’s Radio Miraya and pour their hearts out onto paper in a drawing competition to promote their values and dreams and those of children world-wide in securing the future they desire.

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