UNMISS News

Women in Yambio are calling for justice against the perpetrators of sexual exploitation and abuse, saying they bear the biggest burden of sexual crimes. “Really, we the young people, the ladies, whenever we see a job…

“We want to be a delisted, professional army that protects children. Children are our future. So, they really need to be protected.” Those were the words of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) Deputy Commander of…

Bul D. Gai happened to be paying a quick visit to family in Juba in 2013 when the city suddenly erupted in a firestorm of violence between South Sudanese government and opposition forces. He joined tens of thousands of others…

36-year-old Raja resident Adam Arkangelo resolved to accept his new HIV status. He had tested positive at Raja Hospital, but couldn’t tell where and how he got infected with HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. Coming from a…

This week, Bangaldeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have conducted a day-long medical outreach campaign to provide free basic medical services for residents of the town of Raja Lol and…

Few United Nations Volunteers, UNVs, can be better suited for their tasks than Ratha Pathmanathan, a Relief, Reintegration and Protection Officer working primarily with internally displaced people in Juba. Ratha knows more…

Girls and boys in Aweil area have converged their voices to reject early marriage and demand their right to education. “We have found out that our customary laws in South Sudan don’t favour women at all. They only favour men…

“Here in Nyara, we don’t rape, we are organized. We are for the peace agreement and we will implement it,” confirmed Major General Benjamin John Batista, deputy sector commander of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in…

Decades of fighting both before and after South Sudan reached independence in 2011 have ravaged it within and without. Institutions and infrastructure buttressing its legislative and judicial framework especially have been…

Rural women in Ikotos and other communities near Torit in Eastern Equatoria have teamed up to advocate for an end to gender-based violence. The women believe the only way to protect themselves is by directly defending their…

A total of 32 representatives from government and opposition forces operating in the Greater Upper Nile region have reiterated their commitment to stop recruiting boys and girls under the age of 18 and to release any children…

A brief, but telling, conversation unfolded in Maper on Monday between the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander Lt. Gen. Shailesh Tinaikar and Manyiel Lieny, the Paramount Chief of Gak community…