Press releases

  • UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations meets President of South Sudan
    05 Jul 2013 - Juba, 5 July 2013 - Herve Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for peacekeeping operations, accompanied by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS) Hilde F. Johnson and the Head of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) General Yohannes Tesfamariam, metwith the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit and a delegation of the Government on 5 July 2013.
  • UNMISS Korean Engineers upgrade local infrastructure in Jonglei
    04 Jul 2013 - Juba, 4 July 2013 - The Korean Engineering Company based in Bor as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is undertaking various projects to upgrade the infrastructure around the capital of the state of Jonglei. The projects include maintenance of roads, construction of the main waste disposal site for the city, and building parking for aircraft along the airstrip.
  • UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations to visit South Sudan
    04 Jul 2013 - Juba, 4 July 2013- Herve Ladsous, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations will travel to South Sudan for a three-day visit starting on Friday 5 July.
  • UNMISS security hand-over will create jobs
    28 Jun 2013 - Juba, 28 June - On Monday 1st July, the United Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will commence a phased hand-over of its security by transferring protection of its premises to the private company Warrior Security (South Sudan). UNMISS has shared the plan with the Government of South Sudan.
  • UNMISS Statement on Situation in Jonglei
    26 Jun 2013 - 26 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is deeply concerned by the continued armed violence, displacement and human rights violations against civilians in parts of Jonglei State. UNMISS urges all concerned parties to halt the violence against civilians and allow for timely access and delivery of assistance to vulnerable persons.
  • New arrangements for security guards in UNMISS
    24 Jun 2013 - Juba, 24 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is transitioning into new security arrangements and will hand over the security at its premises to a private contractor on July 1st.
  • UNMISS Bangladesh engineers repair Ngongi Street in Juba
    18 Jun 2013 - Juba, 18 June 2013 - The Bangladesh Engineering Company of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is carrying out major repair work on the road connecting Ngongi Street to the Juba bypass. This road, one of Juba's most important arteries, had deteriorated significantly.
  • UNMISS Workshop on Child Protection for Parliamentarians
    14 Jun 2013 - Juba, 13 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a one day workshop for the South Sudan Parliamentary Lobby Group on Children.
  • UNMISS Facilitates Child Protection Workshop for Parliamentarians
    13 Jun 2013 - Juba, 12 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will facilitate a one-day workshop on Child Protection, Thursday 13 June. This workshop, taking place in Juba, will be held for South Sudan Legislative Assembly members, from the South Sudan Parliamentary Lobby Group on Children.
  • New contract to ensure job security
    10 Jun 2013 - Juba, 10 June 2013 - The global policy of the United Nations (UN) system on the protection of UN premises is no longer to hire individual contractors. Based on a resolution of the General Assembly of the UN, the current policy is to outsource the protection of UN premises.

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