1 July 2013 - Aiming to ease travel for people in Jonglei State, UNMISS South Korean engineers began repairing the main road in the state capital Bor today. "As a peacekeeping force, we are here to assist (the government) in…
A member of the UNMISS Mongolian peacekeeping contingent in Unity State helps to rebuild a collapsed wall at Bentiu Independence Stadium, ahead of South Sudan's second independence anniversary celebrations on 9 July. This…
2 July 2013 - Warrap State governor Nyandeng Malek congratulated the people of her state and UNMISS at today's formal inauguration of the mission's new compound in the state capital Kuajok. "This is what we've been longing…
29 June 2013 – The appointment of judges drawn from the country's formal justice system to preside over two recently established special courts in Unity State will improve the rule of law, the state's High Court President…
A member of the UNMISS Indian Battalion medical corps training nursing students at Upper Nile University, Malakal. Twenty-six students enrolled in a four-year degree course at the university are benefitting from the expertise…
27 June 2013 - Since attaining independence, South Sudan has made important strides in establishing the necessary institutions for responding to the human rights needs of its people, UNMISS Human Rights Director Ibrahim Wani…
26 June 2013 - A week-long series of events to observe the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture ended today in the Unity State capital Bentiu. The events, which included an art competition for students and drama…
25 June 2013 - Security is a priority for the South Sudanese government because it is a prerequisite for meaningful development, the Eastern Equatoria Deputy Governor Jerome Gama Surur said in state capital Torit yesterday…
24 June 2013 - South Sudan is committed to joining other countries in a concerted campaign against malnutrition, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Yatta Lori Lugor said in Juba today as a joint UN team arrived in the country to…
A drama group in Bentiu, Unity State, performing in a play about torture. The Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a crime under international law, is commemorated on 26 June. Every day, women, men and children are tortured…
As the new disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme gets underway in South Sudan, the government is making every effort to ensure its success. The DDR programme, for example, was not suspended on account…
21 June 2013 - UNMISS Military Liaison Officers (MLOs) based in Upper Nile State concluded a five-day training course on computer skills for their national army counterparts in Malakal today. The training, which kicked off on…