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31 May 2014 - Targeting the most vulnerable, UNMISS and partners today began relocating people seeking protection at the mission’s base in Malakal, Upper Nile State, to a new site. The area, located within the mission walls…
1 June 2014 - Commemorating the 51 st anniversary of internal self-rule in Kenya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson and Kenya’s Ambassador to South Sudan Cleland Leshore led a 14-member…
30 May 2014 - To educate prison officers about managing facilities and handling inmates, UNMISS today concluded a two-week supervisory course in the Eastern Equatoria capital Torit. Some 20 non-commissioned officers of the…
28 May 2014 - To investigate causes of conflict in South Sudan, a delegation from the African Union (AU) Commission of Enquiry visited the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today. Commission members were making a field…
International Day of UN Peacekeepers celebration in Juba on 29 May. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
29 May 2014 - International Day of UN Peacekeepers was celebrated across South Sudanese states with readings of the Secretary General’s message, traditional dances, drama and sporting events. In Malakal, Upper Nile State…
29 May 2014 - The new protection of civilians (PoC) area in Juba would allow the displaced to live a more dignified life until they felt safe enough to return home, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde…
29 May 2014 - UNMISS’ new mandate made protecting civilians the top priority and boosted its military and police strength, the mission’s top official said today in Juba at a ceremony marking International Day of UN…
No ordinary woman, Agnes Sieh is one of the few woman peacekeepers working as a carpenter with the UNMISS engineering section. Agnes, who hails from Liberia, works in Malakal, Upper Nile State, scene of some of the heaviest…
28 May 2014 - Aiming to promote rule of law and shorter detention times for prisoners, UNMISS concluded a two-day judiciary workshop today in the Warrap State capital Kuajok. Organized by UNMISS Justice Advisory Section, the…
27 May 2014 - Seeking to free Warrap of polio, the state Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF today launched a four-day immunization campaign in its six countries and the Abyei region. Health…
27 May 2014 - Some 70,000 more people have fled their homes in South Sudan since a 9 May agreement was signed to end fighting that has ravaged the country for over six months, the UN Refugee Agency said today. “In South Sudan…