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To counter the effects of continuing tensions and outbreaks of intercommunal conflict in the greater Tonj area of Warrap state, UNMISS Civil Affairs recently organized a peace campaign in Ngapagok payam (administrative…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the South Sudan National Police Service have established a joint security coordination centre in Bor in Jonglei State. Officers from both the national police and the peacekeeping…

“As United Nations Police officers serving with UNMISS, we work very closely with our South Sudanese policing counterparts,” says Andrii Doroshenko, a Police Adviser serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in the world’s…

Following recent clashes and displacement in Bunj, Upper Nile region, of South Sudan, UNMISS has increased the number of Rwandan peacekeepers deployed here by 50 additional troops as well as reinforced their capacity with…

While the jury is still out on the endurance of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the days of explosive hazards posing a threat to the people of South Sudan are literally numbered: by July 2026 they shall all be gone. Residents…

Senior officials of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition’s Infantry Division 7 in Jonglei State have reiterated their commitment to stop violating the rights of children in their area of responsibility. “We will…

Internally displaced persons, residents of neighbouring communities, police and military representing both South Sudan and the UN peacekeeping mission: all were there, at the Yei Road checkpoint on the outskirts of Juba. Why…

Dry season in South Sudan means that a large number of herders and their thousands of cattle migrate in search of water and new pastures. To minimize the related conflicts that occur, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

“As peace operations worldwide, we’re operationally and, at times, geographically, connected to each other,” says Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar, UNMISS Force Commander. “Central African Republic and South Sudan are…

“We were on an air patrol to meet with local communities in Mir Mir, a village in the Unity region, following reports of conflict in the area,” recalls Lieutenant-Colonel R.K. Sagoe, Commanding Officer of a battalion of…

Victoria Alex travelled five kilometers in a taxi from Gudele 2 on the city’s outskirts to participate in a game of wheelchair basketball at the Nimra Talata Stadium in the capital Juba. She looks comfortable, sporting a huge…

At long last, a patrol team of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan managed to navigate the rough road to Ibba County in Western Equatoria State. They brought important information on how to…