UNMISS News

United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers are very special. They deploy from their home countries to UN Peacekeeping missions across the world, helping achieve complex mandates while building capacities among local policing…

A two-day refresher course for child protection officers in Torit, Eastern Equatoria, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), reviewed the gaps in implementing the action plan to end grave violations…

“Education is not only about going to the lecture halls, the library or reading your textbooks but also about learning the value of team spirit,’’ stated Father Santino Marino, General Administrator of the Catholic University…

As South Sudan starts recovering from civil wars and COVID-19, this young nation stands on the cusp of establishing itself as a true democracy by beginning to draft its permanent constitution and looking forward to eventual…

“I am finally clear on how we, as concerned citizens, can report on human rights violations and sexual or gender-based violence. I am definitely going to pass on this learning to my neighbours,” says Melado Martha, a member…

“It is always good to learn about a new approach to advocacy, because you cannot isolate yourself thinking you know enough,” said Davidica Ikai Grasiano, Chair of the Itwak Women's Association in Torit, Eastern Equatoria. Ms…

Advocating for peace and social cohesion among the Obira, Burung, and Loyoro communities in Ikotos county, Eastern Equatoria, was inevitable, considering the escalating tensions within them. Although the United Nations…

When civil war broke out in South Sudan, education was disrupted for tens of thousands of children. Many were separated from their parents and, worse still, recruited into armed forces and groups themselves. Protecting child…

Creating an environment where rule of law thrives is a collective responsibility. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as part of its ongoing efforts to bolster local capacities in this regard recently held a…

With the signing of a peace deal in 2018, new hope was born in conflict-ridden South Sudan. However, much remains to be done to increase momentum in ongoing peace processes. To this end, the United Nations Mission in South…

Upper Nile state finally witnessed the creation of its long-awaited Child Protection Technical Committee, which is tasked with implementing the Comprehensive Action Plan aimed at ending and preventing the six grave violations…

“My desire to be a military doctor originates from the civil war in my country, Sri Lanka, when I heard stories of wounded soldiers being treated by them,” reveals Dr Roshan Jayamanna, a colonel serving as a medical…