22 April 2014 - To promote peace and harmony among displaced people seeking shelter in the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, UNMISS today organized a workshop on conflict management and peace building…
21 April 2014 - UNMISS today strongly condemned targeted killings of civilians in the Unity State capital Bentiu, based on their ethnic origins and nationality. UNMISS officials in the oil-rich state estimate that hundreds of…
21 April 2014 - Urgent military reinforcements are needed to strengthen security for the rapidly increasing numbers of civilians seeking protection at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, the mission’s acting…
17 April 2014 – With double the number of children now suffering from severe malnutrition in South Sudan, UNICEF today airlifted energy food into the country. “Before the crisis, we estimated the number of children suffering…
16 April 2014 - Aiming to assist residents with legal concerns, the Western Equatoria State Law Society and UNMISS completed a two-day workshop today in Ibba County on legal aid, human rights and land issues. The first of its…
15 April 2014 - Hundreds of people fleeing violence which broke out yesterday in the oil-rich Unity State capital Bentiu arrived at the UNMISS site today. The new arrivals said more civilians were on their way, and recounted…
12 April 2014 - South Sudanese youth urged warring parties in their country to include young people in the Addis Ababa peace talks during a workshop that ended today in Juba. The 45 youth from the country’s 10 states were…
15 April 2014 - The number of people seeking shelter at UNMISS in the Unity State capital Bentiu had doubled over the past last few days, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer said in Juba today.“We think we now have at…
Women attending maternal health community meeting at UNMISS protection site in Unity State capital Bentiu, where an average of eight babies are delivered weekly. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Adhikari
11 April 2014 - To help the most vulnerable displaced people with vital needs, aid agencies in the Unity State capital Bentiu have been providing them with shelters and other basic items. “Unaccompanied children are one group…
11 April 2014 - South Sudan’s children are nearing a nutrition crisis and almost a quarter of a million young people could suffer severe acute malnutrition by the end of the year, according to UNICEF.“Many children in South…
9 April 2013 - Unity State youth today pledged to spread messages about living together peacefully to counterparts across South Sudan at the conclusion of a two-day forum in the capital Bentiu.Some 40 youth, who were selected…