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United Nations Peacekeeping
Press releases
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04 Sep 2020 - Thank you for joining me today. Good morning everybody. It is good to see you all again in person, even with your masks on. With COVID, it’s a difficult time for us, and I appreciate you being here and taking the appropriate precautions. A special thanks to those people who are listening on Radio Miraya who are joining us live. -
02 Sep 2020 - Juba, 2 September 2020: A temporary peacekeeping base is being established at Lobonok, in the Central Equatorian region of South Sudan, to help deter violence after a surge in armed attacks on civilians and humanitarian convoys. -
Between April and June 2020, the overall number of civilians affected by violence decreased by 8 per cent, despite an increase by more than half (52 per cent) in the number of incidents, as compared with the first quarter of the year. However, COVID-19-related restrictions on movement negatively impacted UNMISS' capacity to thoroughly document all incidents.
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23 Jul 2020 - Juba, 23 July 2020: A fresh outbreak of fighting in the troubled Jonglei region of South Sudan has forced thousands of families to flee their homes and seek sanctuary next to the United Nations base in Pibor. -
09 Jul 2020 -Today, we join with the people of South Sudan in celebrating the historic moment that their country became the world’s newest nation. -
Briefing the UN Security Council on the situation in South Sudan.
23 Jun 2020 - Madame President and Council Members. Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the situation in South Sudan. -
09 Jun 2020 - Juba, 9 June 2020: Escalating intercommunal clashes in South Sudan are causing immense harm to civilians and risk pulling organized armed groups into conflicts that could unravel the peace agreement, says the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer. -
26 May 2020 - New York, 26 May 2020 - A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic and an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan have been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. -
21 May 2020 - Juba, 21 May 2020: Court hearings for more than 118 young people on remand for alleged criminal activity have been completed at the Juvenile Reformatory Centre in Juba. -
20 May 2020 - A patrol of military and civilian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has reached communities in Pieri, in northern Jonglei, who were affected by a series of intercommunal clashes at the weekend.