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The Security Council adopted a resolution today (12 Aug) to deploy a “Regional Protection Force” to the South Sudanese capital under chapter seven of the UN charter as part of the extension of the United Nations mission’s…

NOTE: Don't miss the video of Stephen O'Brien's press remarks. Recently returned from a three-day visit to South Sudan, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien today painted a grave picture of the enormous…

Since last week, World Food Programme (WFP) has been airlifting food to more than 4,000 vulnerable households in Aweil Town alone. According to Elisabeth Henry, Coordinator of the implementing agency Joint Aid Management…

IOM, the International Organization of Migration, and the State Ministry of Health in Bentiu and partners have been training 160 health workers to respond to a potential outbreak of cholera. The training and an awareness…

A new church, Dolieb Hill, has been built inside the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal. The Presbyterian Church welcomed more than a thousand Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at its official launch. The…

In this video, OHCHR Spokesperson Rupert Colville discusses recent UN investigations revealing that government security forces carried out killings, rape, looted and destroyed properties during the recent violence in the…

The benefits of breastfeeding are in the limelight as authorities in South Sudan join the international community in observing World Breastfeeding Week. The event kicked off in Juba on Monday 1 August, with a campaign…

In recent weeks UNMISS Force has been asked some telling questions about its readiness and commitment to the challenge of bringing peace to South Sudan. Sometimes stretched to the limit the military arm of the mission has…

In efforts to mitigate conflicts at the grass root level, the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division in Torit has engaged a number of civil society groups to work with their respective communities. One such group is the “Union of…

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien, who is currently visiting South Sudan, has demanded unhindered access for humanitarian and aid workers…

The United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF and the NGO INTERSOS are working collectively to tackle the lack of educational materials reported by students to improve the teaching standard at the UNMISS Protection of Civilian…

Following deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence against civilians in the vicinity of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site at UN House in Juba, UNMISS and partners are stepping up efforts to protect vulnerable girls…