UNMISS News

Hoshea Kumbonyeki prepared to go to work at his local church as part of his daily routine. But that morning in June 2017 proved to be anything but routine. He was visited by armed men who demanded he show them where “the…

Temporary schools are being set up and land will be allocated to displaced families returning to the Southern Liech region of South Sudan to help them settle in and rebuild their lives. That commitment was made by local…

Regina Achai fled her home in Malakal five years ago along with thousands of other families when violence erupted across South Sudan during the civil war. The 27-year-old has now returned to the area in the wake of a peace…

Communities in the Lakes region of South Sudan are being urged to end a culture of violence and revenge attacks so that development can take place and youth get the opportunity they deserve to access education. The…

Touching down in South Sudan, a high-powered delegation of 15 members of the United Nations Security Council described their flying visit as an opportunity to secure lasting peace in the conflict-affected country. “There is…

“Today is the right time. Immigration officers have to handle foreign traders from neighbouring countries with dignity and humanity,” advised Corporal Iwa Joseph Ben, a police officer at the Torit area police headquarters…

Concerned about years of conflict in their country, students in South Sudan’s Wau area have taken proactive steps to contribute to fostering peaceful coexistence by forming peace clubs in their schools. “This issue of…

Words such as ‘boundaries’, ‘ceasefire’, ‘diversity’, ‘implementation’, ‘constitution’, and ‘democracy’ are some of the few that they struggled to spell out, yet the Aweil students seemed to be enjoying themselves in a…

More than 40 members of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have benefited from a two-day training organized by the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Kuajok, Gogrial. The…

“I have been teaching for three years. Many of my colleagues abandoned their profession and ran to organizations and companies with better pay. My main objective is to bring up my brothers and sisters from the lower level…

Women leaders in South Sudan’s Wau area have been urged to unite and be peace ambassadors as the country prepares for the formation of a transitional government in November. The appeal was made during the opening of a three…

At 101.5FM, about 75 per cent of the over 400,000 inhabitants of the Tonj area are now listening to Radio Miraya, run by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “Now we can listen to Radio Miraya and we will be…