WESTERN EQUATORIA - In the early morning, a UN helicopter approaches Nadiangere. Just below it, the lush and fertile landscape is bursting with newly planted crops. They are vital for supplying food and livelihoods, not only…
EASTERN EQUATORIA – Civic education and voter registration are important parts of the process meant to lead to the first post-independence elections in the world’s youngest nation in December. Recently, the United Nations…
JUBA - It’s not the first time Esther Keji has made an appearance on Radio Miraya. The young South Sudanese student has made several appearances on Radio Miraya, operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, sharing…
JUBA - Among a sea of white tattered tents live tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes when civil war erupted in South Sudan over a decade ago. Many of the children were born in this displacement camp and…
WESTERN EQUATORIA – With South Sudan’s first post-independence elections expected to take place in December, much building of electoral capacities in the young nation is needed. In Yambio, the United Nations Mission in South…
WESTERN EQUATORIA – Yambio residents recently joined local officers of the South Sudan National Police Service in rejoicing. The reason for their celebration? The inauguration of a new police post, funded by the United…
JUBA - Peace and progress were top of the agenda at a meeting between the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, and South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit and other senior ministers on the…
JUBA - The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, arrived in South Sudan for a four-day visit to demonstrate support for ongoing efforts to consolidate peace, security, and development in the…
EASTERN EQUATORIA - As elections draw closer, peaceful co-existence between South Sudanese communities becomes a top priority. That is true of the Kidepo Valley region, where eight communities try, and have often failed, to…
WARRAP - In Kuajok, anticipation filled the air as the UN Integrated Electoral Assistance Team, part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in collaboration with the BRIDGE* (Building Resources in Democracy…
UNITY – The first-ever peace rally in Mayom has set the stage for a new era of reconciliation and unity in the region. Organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the event brought together an array of…
LAKES - Peacekeeping missions are multifacetted operations that use a variety of tools to accomplish their objectives. Even their uniformed and armed Blue Helmets are not restricting themselves to merely military means to…