The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament…
Tomomi Inada, Japan’s Minister of Defence, today visited Juba. She met the Japanese engineering contingent of UNMISS, government officials and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of UNMISS, Ellen…
The South Sudan Civil Society Alliance has approved the deployment of a regional protection force to South Sudan, reversing an earlier decision against its deployment. The group of civil society organizations had earlier said…
Statement attributable to the Principal Public Information Officer, UNMISS “UNMISS wishes to clarify recent media reports claiming that UNMISS blocked access to civilians attempting to enter UN House during the events of July…
USAID has handed over a variety of items to the members of the Peace and Security Council within the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal. The donations were made to recognize the Council’s efforts to maintain…
The Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. El Ghassim Wane, has underscored the need for the Government of South Sudan to avail full cooperation to UNMISS and the humanitarian communities, to enable them…
Humanitarian actors are working to improve living conditions of South Sudanese refugees crossing into Uganda. A situation report from UN Refugee agency, UNHCR says as of the last week of September, the total number of South…
Community based initiatives are needed to kick start the process of truth, justice and reconciliation in South Sudan, a Research Fellow at the University of Peace in The Hague has said. Dr. Rens Willems, Programme Leader…
More must be done to combat the attacks and killings of civilians in South Sudan, according to a renowned archbishop from South Sudan. Arch Bishop Daniel Deng Bul, leader of the Episcopal church of Sudan and South Sudan…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday handed over scholastic materials for pupils of Sindru Primary School in Lobonok, Juba. The items, including 150 school bags, UNMISS branded T-shirts, 750 exercise…
UNMISS peacekeepers from Sri Lanka used some of their spare weekend time to take children from the Protection of Civilians site in Bor through an interactive training session on personal hygiene and cleanliness. The event…
“Let us not fool ourselves: we (the UN) can only marginally improve your living conditions. Only with peace and reconciliation can there be significant improvement of the situation you are in”. Thus spoke El Ghassim Wane…