Press releases

  • Secretary-General appoints Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark Special Representative for South Sudan
    24 Jul 2014 - Juba, 23 July 2014 - United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-Moon today announced the appointment of Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).
  • UNMISS deplores attack on Nassir Town, Upper Nile State
    21 Jul 2014 - Juba, 20 July 2014 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is gravely concerned about an attack that took place today in Nassir Town, Upper Nile State. The attack was carried out by opposition forces comprised of a mixture of armed youths and defected SPLA soldiers (SPLA in Opposition) loyal to former Vice President, Mr. Riek Machar Teny.
  • SRSG Johnson urges political leaders of South Sudan to place interests of nation above theirs
    08 Jul 2014 - Juba, 8 July 2014 - In her final action as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson delivered the following remarks at a press encounter held in Juba International Airport this afternoon.
  • Head of UNMISS, SRSG Johnson visits Bentiu
    25 Jun 2014 - Juba, 25 June 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Hilde F. Johnson traveled yesterday to Bentiu.
  • Government of South Sudan Recommits to Action Plan to End Recruitment and Use of Children
    25 Jun 2014 - Juba, 24 June 2014 - In a ceremony at the headquarters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba this morning, the Government of South Sudan formally renewed its commitment to the Action Plan signed in 2012 with the United Nations to end the recruitment and use of children in Government armed forces and other grave violations against children.
  • One family torn apart by war in Central Africa is too many
    20 Jun 2014 - Bangui / Bujumbura / Juba / Kinshasa / Libreville, 20 June 2014 – On World Refugee Day 2014, we, the five Special Representatives of the Secretary-General in Central Africa, appeal to end violence in the region and encourage the Governments to tackle the root causes of conflict and displacement.
  • SRSG Johnson inaugurates new protection-of-civilians site in Malakal
    10 Jun 2014 - Juba, 9 June 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, today inaugurated a new protection-of-civilians (PoC) site under UNMISS’ protection and adjacent to the Mission’s Base in the state capital Malakal.
  • UNMISS meets with David Yau Yau to discuss peace
    23 May 2014 - Juba, 23 May 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, received yesterday David Yau Yau, the leader of the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A).
  • UNMISS concerned over continued disruption of operations and security threats to staff
    22 May 2014 - Juba, 22 May 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is concerned about a number of incidents that have recently occurred, disrupting the Mission’s operations and exposing its personnel to serious security risks.
  • UNMISS welcomes the signature of a peace agreement between the SSDM/A and the government
    15 May 2014 - Juba, 14 May 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes the signature of the agreement reached in Addis Ababa on 9 May between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (Cobra Faction) on the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Greater Pibor County, Jonglei State.

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