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UN Envoy in South Sudan Condemns Extrajudicial Killings in Mayom County, Unity State
Police in Jonglei: Capacity building by UNMISS is good for us and for the public
UNMISS Statement on the Announcement of Agreement on the Roadmap to a Peaceful and Democratic End...
Rights of prisoners emphasized when UN Police trained Bor Corrections Officers
UNMISS hands over new maternity ward to communities in Magwi County
UNMISS and partner organization provide infrastructure for clean water at Malakal prison
UNMISS asked to assist reconciliation efforts between feuding communities in Nimule area
Violence in South Sudan dropped slightly but sexual violence cases surge, says latest UNMISS report
Chinese peacekeepers in Wau hand over sports equipment, help breaking stereotypes about girls
UNMISS follow-up patrol to Twic County assesses security situation, finds safe but precarious...

UNMISS Statement on the Announcement of Agreement on the Roadmap to a Peaceful and Democratic End of the Transitional Period

Juba, 10 August 2022: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS) welcomes the announcement on 4th August 2022 of an agreement by the parties to the Revitalized Peace Agreement (R-ARCSS) on a Roadmap which extends the current transitional period by 24 months.

10 Aug 2022

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UNMISS hands over new maternity ward to communities in Magwi County

EASTERN EQUATORIA- The return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes is good news, but with an increased population comes a growing demand for basic services as well.

08 Aug 2022

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UNMISS and partner organization provide infrastructure for clean water at Malakal prison

UPPER NILE- Water is life, but if it’s not clean it can also spell death, or at least all sorts of diseases.

05 Aug 2022

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UNMISS asked to assist reconciliation efforts between feuding communities in Nimule area

EASTERN EQUATORIA- Following a long period of unrest and violence between cattle keepers and farmers in and around Nimule in Magwi County, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently paid another visit to the area.

04 Aug 2022

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Chinese peacekeepers in Wau hand over sports equipment, help breaking stereotypes about girls

WESTERN BAHR-EL-GHAZAL: Sports are important, not least as a way of bringing both athletes and spectators from different towns or countries, and from all walks of life, together.

02 Aug 2022

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UNMISS peacekeepers hand over prosthetic limbs, changing the lives of long-suffering veterans

JONGLEI – There is an abundance of painful statistics to remind us of the long-lasting suffering in the wake of war. Here is another one: an estimated 80,000 people in South Sudan need artificial limbs.

28 Jul 2022

UN Envoy in South Sudan Condemns Extrajudicial Killings in Mayom County, Unity State

Juba, 10 August 2022 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS) joins the Government in expressing grave concern over reports that four officers from the rebel South Sudan People’s Movement/Army (SSPM/A) have been summarily executed in Mayom County, Unity State

10 Aug 2022

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Police in Jonglei: Capacity building by UNMISS is good for us and for the public

JONGLEI- Human rights, investigation techniques, and the sensitive nature and correct handling of crimes related to gender-based violence were all on the agenda when UN Police Officers se

10 Aug 2022

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Rights of prisoners emphasized when UN Police trained Bor Corrections Officers

JONGLEI- Human rights are universal. They encompass every single one of us, including the women and men who find themselves in prison.

09 Aug 2022

UNMISS hands over new maternity ward to communities in Magwi County

EASTERN EQUATORIA- The return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes is good news, but with an increased population comes a growing demand for basic services as well.

08 Aug 2022

UNMISS and partner organization provide infrastructure for clean water at Malakal prison

UPPER NILE- Water is life, but if it’s not clean it can also spell death, or at least all sorts of diseases.

05 Aug 2022

10 Aug 2022

03 Aug 2022

Violence in South Sudan dropped slightly but sexual violence cases surge, says latest...

Partner in Peace

Nicholas Haysom South Sudan UNMISS Peace

“Peace doesn’t just happen. It cannot be wished or willed into existence. It has to be made, it has to be fought for, it needs its own warriors,” stated Nicholas Haysom, the UN’s top envoy in South Sudan at the launch of a new initiative to push the stagnating peace process forward.

The UNMISS Peace Fellows Program is a joint undertaking between the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This forward-looking project has one main aim: Galvanizing citizens, especially young people across the nation, to breathe fresh life into the quest for a durable peace through active participation and leadership.

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