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As the July 2016 outbreak of violence in Juba spread further south, relations between civilians and military deteriorated in Yei. The few remaining civilians stay in the town of Yei, as straying beyond a 5-kilometre radius…

Peace activist William Ongoro has asked the people of South Sudan to shun hate speech and work on building positive relationships. The former Coordinator for the National Platform for Peace and Reconciliation denounces the…

“The national dialogue should be conducted through a bottom-up approach,” proposes the chairperson of the South Sudan Peace Commission. Chuol Rambang says consultations should be conducted from boma (village) to payam…

Local peace dialogue initiatives have proven to have encouraging results and are important to reconcile communities and foster peaceful coexistence. That was a key message at such a peace forum organized by the UNMISS Civil…

UNMISS chief David Shearer on Thursday attended his welcome reception in Juba amongst government officials, members of the diplomatic community and UN colleagues. In his remarks, he spoke about his “conviction that a brighter…

With reports of food shortages and looming hunger coming in from different parts of the country, the World Food Programme (WFP) and World Vision International have come up with a training programme to address the issue in…

“Hate speech has the potential to instill long term hatred in society,” warns Angelina Daniel, a South Sudanese women’s activist and civil society campaigner. Angelina says words that attack a person or group based on their…

“Bring peace so I can go home;” those are the words of 48 year old Hajat Karama who was forced to flee her home in the village of Busari in June last year due to insecurity and fear. “There was fighting between government…

David Shearer, new head of UNMISS, today visited Wau and its UNMISS Protection of Civilians site as part of his first countrywide tour since taking office on 20 January. During talks with the Wau Governor, Brigadier General…

The community of Citchok County of Gok State has mobilized 1.4 million SSP to pave feeder roads linking their new county to Cueibet town, the state capital. Members of the community have donated cows and money to build the…

The new head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has said that he is keen to find out the “secret ingredient” of the success the mission is enjoying in Rumbek, in Western Lakes State. Mr…

The Juba University Students’ Union has awarded the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) a certificate of appreciation at a ceremony that took place on 28 January. The event was organized to welcome more than 4,000…