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19 December 2014 - Destroying weapons and ammunition was a symbol of moving from war to peace and conflict to stability, a top UNMISS official in the Unity State capital Bentiu said today. “It would be an assurance for…
Displaced child receiving chest X-ray at UNMISS Indian hospital in the Upper Nile capital Malakal, which treats UN staff as well as people living at the mission’s protection of civilians site. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
UNMISS Indian peacekeeper patrolling in the Upper Nile capital Malakal, the scene of heavy fighting in the South Sudan conflict. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
18 December 2014 - The UN Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) has allocated $60 million to support aid agencies take maximum advantage of the onset of South Sudan’s dry season, according to a release issue today by the Office for…
18 December 2014 - Seeking to improve sanitary conditions in Marol Market in Bor, Jonglei State, UNMISS Ethiopian peacekeepers today joined town residents in a cleaning campaign. Ethiopian soldier Negas Mesfin said…
17 December 2014 - Aiming to assist an educational system that is constantly disrupted by conflicts, UNMISS South Korean engineers today handed over a classroom block to Lualdit Primary School in Bor County, Jonglei State…
17 November - UN Police (UNPOL) today harvested over 150 tubers of yam with local residents on a demonstration farm in Katire, Ikwoto County of Eastern Equatoria State. The project was initiated eight months ago by UNPOL in…
18 December 2014 - As part of efforts to ensure security for displaced persons, UNMISS and the UN Mine Action service (UNMAS) today destroyed weapons and ammunition found in its camp in Nasir, Upper Nile State. Among objects…
16 December 2014 - Following several disputes between farmers and cattle keepers, UNMISS held a one-day conflict mitigation workshop today in Rumbek, Lakes State.Cattle keepers had been moving their animals from Rumbek East…
15 December 2014 - The failure to reach peace at Addis Ababa talks one year after the South Sudan conflict erupted is due to lack of political will, Bishop Enock Tombe said today on UN Radio Miraya. The Bishop, of the…
Ammunition collected from displaced persons at UNMISS protection areas in Malakal, Upper Nile, awaiting destruction by mission on 12 December (see story below). Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
12 December 2014 - UNMISS and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) today destroyed weapons and ammunition recovered from civilians seeking refuge in the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The destruction of…