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In the last two days, a total of 260 opposition forces have been flown into Juba by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) aircraft and Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission or JMEC-chartered flights. These…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on 31 March 2016 held the Women’s Peace Conference in Bor, Jonglei which brought together different women groups from the protection of civilians’ site (PoC) and Bor town…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Civil Affairs conducted a two-day community-based conflict management workshop in Pibor on 30-31 March. The Civil Affairs section was joined by the United Nations Mine Action…

The First Vice President Riek Machar is expected to arrive in Juba “by next week” and a Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) will be established “within the next two weeks.” These announcements were made by the…

Officials in Leer County say security has improved and people started moving freely and returning to their localities following the deployment of a United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Mongolian battalion (Monbatt)…

A group of 40 women in Rumbek talked about their possible contributions to peacebuilding during an engagement organized by the UNMISS Public Information Section in Rumbek. The women’s group from the Sacred Heart Parish was…

The team leader of the UNMISS Child Protection Unit (CPU) and representatives from the Mission’s Communication and Public Information Section (CPIS) paid a visit to Hope for South Sudan Orphanage in Motti South West of Torit…

An UNMISS Mongolian contingent (Monbatt -5) performed music and displayed artwork for thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Bentiu PoC site in connection with the 95th Anniversary of the establishment of the…

A good laugh is said to prolong life, so can bringing people together to laugh also bolster dialogue, friendship and peace? That was the question at the core of Saturday’s “Let us laugh” festival at Home and Away in Juba…

The South Sudan Red Cross in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have opened a communication centre for the displaced population in Bentiu. The main aim of the centre is to connect the…

The UNMISS Child Protection Unit held a Two day workshop, in Bor, which flagged off on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 and came to a close today March 17, 2016 with Forty participants in attendance from the SPLA Division 8 command…

Persisting problems with freedom of movement continue to make it difficult for monitors to investigate alleged violations of the Permanent Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements (PCTSA). These and other challenges…