Press releases

  • Press release re closure of Juba protection-of-civilians site for foreign nationals
    05 Sep 2015 - Juba, 5 September 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is pleased to announce that 241 foreign nationals have been relocated from a protection-of-civilians (PoC) site at Mission headquarters since 27 August to locations in Juba Town, Yambio Town and the Makpandu refugee settlement in the Western Equatoria state capital.All of the foreign nationals who registered voluntarily for the relocation programme received a relocation package to support their transition.
  • Relocation of foreign nationals from protection-of-civilians site in Juba begins
    31 Aug 2015 - Juba, 31 August 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to announce the start of a relocation programme for 510 foreign nationals who have been living at one of the UNMISS protection-of-civilians (PoC) sites at UNMISS headquarters along the Yei Road in Juba. The process began on 27 August with the transfer of 97 foreign nationals to Juba Town, and another 16 were transported to Juba Town on Friday, 28 August.
  • AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

    AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

    AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
    17 Aug 2015 - AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
  • UNMISS SRSG Ellen Margrethe Loej visits Kuajok
    11 Aug 2015 - Juba, 11 August 2015 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Ms. Ellen Margrethe Løj, visited Kuajok, the capital of Warrap State, today. The visit was part of an effort to obtain firsthand knowledge of the situation in the State.
  • UN Secretary-General Appoints Eugene Owusu of Ghana as Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan
    31 Jul 2015 - Juba, 28 July 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is pleased to announce the arrival of Eugene Owusu of Ghana as the new Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative to South Sudan.
  • UNMISS condemns fatal shooting of civilian in its Bentiu compound
    07 Jul 2015 - Juba, 7 July 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns in the strongest possible terms the fatal shooting of an internally displaced person (IDP) on 5 July at one of its protection-of-civilians (PoC) sites inside the UNMISS compound near Bentiu, Unity State.
  • UNMISS denies accusations of ethnic bias in protection-of-civilians sites
    03 Jul 2015 - Juba, 3 July 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to correct factual errors and categorically refute allegations of ethnic bias and political favoritism contained in an article in today’s edition of The Juba Telegraph newspaper.
  • UNMISS condemns shooting of civilians at protection site in Malakal
    02 Jul 2015 - Juba, 1 July 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns in the strongest possible terms the fatal shooting this evening around 18:00 hours local time of an internally displaced person (IDP) inside the Mission’s protection-of-civilians site at its compound outside Malakal.
  • UNMISS denies shooting of civilians at Malakal protection site by opposition forces
    01 Jul 2015 - Juba, 1 July 2015 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to refute an opinion column appearing in the 30 June and 1 July editions of The Citizen newspaper alleging that armed opposition forces have been firing this week on internally displaced persons (IDPs) staying at the Mission’s protection-of-civilians (PoC) site in Malakal.
  • UNMISS uncovers human rights abuses during recent escalation of fighting in greater Upper Nile
    01 Jul 2015 - Juba, 30 June 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has found evidence of widespread human rights abuses allegedly committed by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and associated armed groups during the recent escalation of fighting in Unity State.

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