Children arriving at refugee settlement in Makpandu, Western Equatoria State during relocation of over 100 foreign nationals from UNMISS protection site in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
1 September 2015 - Crime rates in the UNMISS protection site in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal had reduced as a result of joint efforts by UN Police (UNPOL) and internally displaced persons’ security watch groups, an…
1 September 2015 - Seeking to prevent spread of diseases among internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, humanitarian partners today completed the first round of…
1 September 2015 - Seeking to boost relations with the local community, UNMISS has been assisting a Central Equatoria village with farming, carpentry, basketball and kindergarten. As part of the Civil Military Cooperation…
27 August 2015 - UN emergency relief teams have reached more than 27,000 people in a town in South Sudan cut off by insecurity since March, according to a joint statement issued by UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP)…
28 August 2015 - The Security Council today called on all parties, with the help of the United Nations, to implement its recently signed peace accord and adhere to the permanent ceasefire. “The Security Council acknowledges…
27 August 2015 - Signing a peace agreement on South Sudan’s conflict was a critical step towards ending the 20-month conflict that had devastated the county and caused unspeakable suffering, the UN’s top official said today…
25 August 2015 - UNICEF has launched a campaign to increase school attendance and participation in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. The children’s agency says the so-called “back to learning” initiative gives children…
23 August 2015 - The late Speaker of Western Equatoria’s Legislative Assembly, Bage James Elisa, was laid to rest today following his fatal slaying on Friday evening. Thousands of people paid their last respects to the 45…