UNMISS News

Cattle camp leaders and farmers from three neighbouring communities in Duk Padiet, in the Jonglei region of South Sudan, have reached an agreement to ensure peaceful cattle migration following a two-day conference supported…

Indian peacekeepers have repaired two classrooms at a primary school in Bor in South Sudan to ensure that children in the conflict-affected area are able to carry out their studies safely and in some comfort. On a patrol to…

The group of young people gathered under the shady tree in Torit are holding signs reading “American”, “German”, “South Sudanese”, “Woman”, “Man”, “Rich”, “Poor”, “Muslim”, “Christian”. The teenagers are asked to reach out…

Refugees who fled ongoing violence are beginning to return to the villages of Bungu and Ganji in Jubek, South Sudan, in the hope of rebuilding their homes and planting their crops before the rainy season starts. A patrol led…

Efforts to explain the new mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and build trust and confidence with the community are underway with the first of a series of workshops held in Bentiu. The United Nations…

Fire response teams from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) swiftly removed a cargo flight that crash-landed at Wau Airport from the runway, making it safe for flights to resume their operations normally. The…

The need to include women and youth in resolving conflicts and peacebuilding has been emphasized at a two-day workshop organized by the Gender Affairs Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in the Warrap…

Bees occupy the floodlights that were once used to illuminate the playing fields. Paint has peeled off from the walls, and the endless iron sheet fencing is falling apart. The rundown structures tell tales of days before…

Residents of Wau town were this week relieved of some of their physical pain and ailments, as Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the town by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), pitched camp, providing basic…

The streets of Juba were today lit up in midday excitement, as David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), joined some 400 boda boda motorcyclists…

On his second visit to Bor town in Jonglei, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has underscored the need to urgently remove the…

In an effort to empower women in the region, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Northern Bahr el Gahzal region has handed over two quick impact projects to communities in Aweil town and in the Aweil East area. On…