UNMISS News

UNITY – It has not been an easy year for communities in Leer, a county in South Sudan’s Unity state. Since January, people here have been caught up in spiralling conflict, leading to loss of lives, displacement, and a dire…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - For sustainable peace to flourish, communities themselves must build it from the ground up. That’s why the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…

LAKES – A two-day forum for traditional and community leaders in Rumbek, facilitated by the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) sought to focus on the roles played by these important…

GREATER JONGLEI - Every road leads to discovery and adventure. But in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, roads symbolize something much bigger in scale as they are literally the pathways to peace and development…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – Building capacities among local counterparts is something United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers serving for peace in South Sudan are passionate about. In Yambio, Western Equatoria, some 35 police officers…

GREATER PIBOR ADMINISTRATIVE AREA - Developing an effective and efficient criminal investigative system takes time and effort, the benefit of which is key to the effective operations of any security apparatus. Thus, when the…

JUBA – In South Sudan, a country slowly but surely transitioning from war to peace, this week’s International Day of Sports for Development and Peace had an added dimension, as citizens in this young nation’s capital, Juba…

LAKES – Climate change has hit South Sudan hard. Unrelenting rains last year have destroyed people’s homes, livelihoods, leaving them with nothing but the clothes on their back and bereft of hope. Communities from Panyijir…

UPPER NILE - While South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, continues to navigate its journey from war to peace, much remains to be done to ensure that the scars of past conflict Landmines and unexploded ordnance are…

UPPER NILE - Health awareness—both physical and mental—has become even more important since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world. Nobody is more aware of the need for every citizen in the world’s youngest country to…

JUBA - It’s no secret that single-use plastic accounts for some 40 per cent of the world’s plastic production. The problem: Rapid discarding of plastic in all its forms has increased the planet's total waste at an alarming…

WESTERN BAHR-EL-GHAZAL - The return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes is a significant peace dividend, but it is one that comes with a challenge: how does one successfully resettle and reintegrate…