UNMISS News

A friendly football match is how Malakal raised its red hand against the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, marked on the 12 th of February. “ Playing with my brothers at the PoC today encourages me and brings…

Juliet Clement Bazia could not hide her joy – for a good reason: a new water point and a new vegetable market had gotten the resident of Aguka in Tonj dancing excitedly. “This is the first time to have an organization come…

“I would like to ask you all a question.” There is a deafening silence among the group of over a hundred boda boda riders in Bunj – a bustling town in Maban in the north-east of South Sudan. The riders stare in anticipation…

At the beginning of every year, the nomadic people of Reziaghat in Sudan make the long journey south with their herds of cattle seeking water and places to graze in the areas around Aweil in South Sudan. But with water…

“What a man can do a woman can do!” Those are the inspirational words from Margaret Idwa, the Torit Minister of Information, speaking at a capacity building workshop for women leaders in the Eastern Equatorian town. Many…

Koang Tap Gatkuoth has waited for years to see justice for his brother. But now, that justice has been delivered, thanks to a new mobile court in Bentiu, supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “Our…

“We must stop early marriages!” It is a both a statement of intent and a rallying call from Paramount Chief Mapiu Tong from Korok Centre County in Lol, where cases of early marriage are rampant. Chief Tong was speaking at a…

Young and old alike, they walk aimlessly across the ashen field, as if in search of something, yet nothing. The shock is yet to wane: that picturesque view of a valley dotted with little brown huts and straw-woven granaries…

Korenye Ibone, a mother in South Sudan's Boma area, has an earnest plea. “As a woman, I am not able to have children again and so do not break the peace that will lead to the killing of our children again,” she says. “A lot…

The governors of Jonglei and Boma have called on the national government to start the process of disarmament as a definite means of ensuring safety and security of the people, while sustaining the recently signed revitalized…

The Muru of Amadi, a predominantly farming community, drove for hours to Tali town, to meet their Mundari counterparts, who are largely cattle keepers. They were joined by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition…

Sixty-eight children who were associated with armed groups were released today in Yambio, South Sudan, following an assessment and verification conducted by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)…