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United Nations Peacekeeping
Press releases
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05 Jul 2022 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian of India as his new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
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30 Jun 2022 - [Near Verbatim] Welcome to everyone who is tuning in live to Radio Miraya. Let me take the opportunity of introducing my new head of communications Ben Malor. -
20 Jun 2022 - Madam President,Thank you for this opportunity to brief this Council today on the situation in South Sudan. -
19 Jun 2022 - Conflict-related sexual violence continues to be one of the most traumatic features of the conflict in South Sudan. Women, men and children continue to be at risk while facing pandemic-related restrictions, spiking violence, and reduced access to services and legal protections.
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02 Jun 2022 - RJMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the RJMEC Board, Excellencies and distinguished guests, -
Celebrations of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers at UN House in Juba. Photo by Priyanka Chowdhury/UNMISS
27 May 2022 - [Near Verbatim] Minister of Peace Building, Honourable Stephen Par Kuol;Excellencies, members of the diplomatic community; -
Military Observer Major Winnet Zharare has won the 2021 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her outstanding work in Bentiu, South Sudan.
24 May 2022 - NEW YORK, 24 May (Department of Peace Operations) — A Zimbabwean peacekeeper who recently completed her assignment with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), will receive the 2021 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. -
Last week, a joint high-level delegation met with communities affected by devastating violence in the southern part of Unity State.
18 May 2022 - Juba, 18 May 2022: A joint delegation comprising the African Union (AU), the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC), the African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), the European Union and its members states (EU), the Troika and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a high-level solidarity and diplomatic mission to Bentiu, Leer and Mirmir -
10 May 2022 - Juba, 10 May 2022: Despite an overall decrease in violence against civilians in South Sudan, cases of conflict related sexual violence more than doubled, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report on civilian casualties by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). -
25 Apr 2022 - Juba, 25 April 2022: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns the widespread sexual violence, killings including beheadings, burning alive of civilians, and attacks on humanitarians in Leer County. These are among the human rights violations documented during a surge in violence carried out by armed youth from Koch and Mayendit counties.