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Press releases
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20 Sep 2017 - Today we come together to observe the International Day of Peace. The theme is: “Together for Peace, Respect, Safety and Dignity for All”. Here in South Sudan people face enormous challenges. Half the population is suffering from severe hunger and is in need of food aid. One-third of the population have fled their homes or have crossed the border into neighboring countries as refugees. One million South Sudanese, for example, now live in refugee camps in Uganda. -
Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer
14 Sep 2017 - Opening Remarks: Good morning and thanks for joining me at this briefing. I’d like to focus on two main issues today…the upcoming annual General Debate of the UnitedNations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York which I will be attending;I’d like to give you details about two key events taking place in New York which concern SouthSudan;I also want to update you on our Protection of Civilians or POC sites.*** -
Wau could provide “model” for return home of South Sudan’s displaced people
14 Sep 2017 - The return of displaced people to their homes in Wau in north-western South Sudan could provide a“model” for other parts of the country, the Head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS) has said. David Shearer, who is also the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, was speaking on avisit to Wau town. -
28 Aug 2017 -The United Nations Mission in South Sudan expresses its sincere sympathy to the family and friends of journalist Christopher Allen, killed during fighting in the town of Kaya, near the border with Uganda, in circumstances that remain unclear. -
09 Aug 2017 - The Head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has insisted that the mission maintains a “zero tolerance approach” to any attempts to militarize the camps for people displaced by conflict and that the camps remain civilian in nature. David Shearer, who is also the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, was speaking in Bentiu, where some 115,000 people are currently living in the Mission’s largest Protection of Civilians site or POC. -
SRSG Shearer - Regional protection Force - Press Conference (near verbatim)
08 Aug 2017 - Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning and welcome to the RWANBATT compound here at Tomping. A number of you have reported over the weekend that the first company of Rwandan soldiers has arrived in Juba as part of the Regional Protection Force deployment. I’m joined by Brigadier General Jean Mupenzi of Rwanda, who is the Commander of the RPF. -
03 Aug 2017 - Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix: Thank you very much, and good afternoon all. I would like, first of all, to thank you for being here. -
USG Lacroix President Kiir meeting statement
02 Aug 2017 - I had a very good meeting with His Excellency the President of the Republic of South Sudan. We had a discussion on the peace process on the different initiatives that are converging to helping bring peace back to South Sudan. We discussed about the security situation in its different aspects including the deployment of the Regional Protection Forces (RPF). We also discussed the humanitarian situation. -
01 Aug 2017 - Thank you very much and good afternoon indeed we had a very good met with his Excellency the Vice President, It was a very tense meeting. On the security issues the Vice President explained the current evolution of the situation, but also the fighting in some parts of the country, particularly in the north-east. -
01 Aug 2017 - We just had a meeting with His Excellency the Minister and his colleagues from the Government. We discussed different issue.