Press releases

  • SRSG Johnson warns against ethnic violence
    17 Dec 2013 - Juba, 17 December 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Hilde F. Johnson, calls on all South Sudanese and all parties in the current situation to refrain from any community motivated violence. As UNMISS has previously warned against any hate speech in relation to inter-communal violence in South Sudan, it is paramount that the current violence does not assume ethnic dimensions.
  • Hundreds of civilians seek shelter at UNMISS facilities
    16 Dec 2013 - Juba, 16 December 2013 - UNMISS can confirm that hundreds of civilians have been seeking refuge in the UNMISS compound adjacent to the international airport and at UN House in the Jebel Kujur area, a large number being women and children.
  • Ms. Hilde Johnson Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan calls for calm
    16 Dec 2013 - Juba, 16 December 2013 - The UN Mission in South Sudan is deeply concerned over the fighting that broke out in Juba on Sunday evening and which is continuing this morning.
  • VP and UNMISS SRSG to launch the book "A Shared Struggle: The People and Cultures of South Sudan"
    13 Dec 2013 - Juba, 13 December 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) invites media to attend the launch by the Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan H.E. James Wani Igga and Special Representative of UNMISS Hilde Johnson of the historic and unique book: "A Shared Struggle: The People and Cultures of South Sudan".
  • South Sudan Police Trainees Graduate from Rajaf Training Center
    03 Dec 2013 - Juba, 3 December 2013 - You are cordially invited to attend a graduation ceremony for 126 South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) personnel who have completed a four-month intensive training at Rajaf Police Training Center.
  • International Day for Persons with Disabilities, UNMISS SRSG to attend Wheelchair Basketball match
    03 Dec 2013 - Juba, 3 December 2013 - To support the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will attend a wheelchair basketball match organized on Tuesday 3rd December by the South Sudan Wheelchair Basketball Association.
  • UNMISS DDR graduates first group of Weapons Marking Operators
    27 Nov 2013 - Juba, 27 November 2013 - UNMISS DDR is continuing to support the South Sudan Bureau for Community Security and Small Arms Control and Government of the Republic of South Sudan uniformed services by coordinating and hosting the first training for weapons marking operators in South Sudan.
  • National Campaign against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Official opening and Panel Discussion
    26 Nov 2013 - Juba, 26 November 2013 - Tuesday 27 November marks the opening of the national campaign against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, which will be held at the Nyakuron Cultural Center of Juba.
  • Japan-funded Na-Bari road rehabilitation project completed with the official handover ceremony
    22 Nov 2013 - Juba, 22 November 2013 - Embassy of Japan, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure (MOPI) of Central Equatoria State, and United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) remarked the completion of Juba Na-Bari Community Road (Kololo Rd.) rehabilitation project on 21st November. Handover ceremony was conducted on the same day with the attendance of H.E. Mr. Takeshi Akamatsu,Ambassador of Japan to South Sudan, H.E. Mr.
  • Launching of the National Campaign against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
    22 Nov 2013 - Juba, 22 November 2013 - The Director General of the Ministry of Gender, Child, Social Welfare, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Ms. Regina Ossa Lullo, accompanied by the Chief of the Conduct and Discipline Team of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Nathalie Ndongo-Seh, will hold a press conference on 26 November, at 10:00 am, at the Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba.

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