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BANFMU Medical team, one medical officer and 8 medical personnel carried out a Medical Campaign in Malakal. The campaign was carried out as part of CIMIC, providing basic medical support to the local residents living near the…

Humanitarian agency staff working in the Bentiu POC attended a training workshop on mainstreaming psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies. Ms. Polin Beauro, project manager of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support…

After 20 days of work, at a rate of 10 hours a day, the Indian Horizontal Mobility Engineering Company (HMEC) operating under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) completed a road renovation project on the…

Ahead of the festive season, the Indian Battalion (INDBATT) operating in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base of Melut, Upper Nile State, organised a veterinary camp for the local population. On 22 December…

The ongoing presence of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Leer County, Southern Unity State, is contributing to improve security allowing lifesaving humanitarian operations in the area. The presence of…

UNMISS Unity State Coordinator urged churches in South Sudan to continue the important role they have been playing to promote peace and reconciliation in the country. Speaking at a Christmas Day mass in the Protection of…

A delegation led by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Police Commissioner Frederick Yiga visited Malakal and Bentiu on 16-17 December. During this two-day working visit, the Police Commissioner held separate…

Festus G. Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), met today with representatives of the government, the Former Detainees and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A…

Brigadier General BK Rattanpal, Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Sector East in Bor and Colonel Aditya Kanwal, Indian Battalion Commander (INDBATT-2), met this week with the Governor of Jonglei…

Over 50 youth attended a two-day forum on peace and conflict management organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Civil Affairs section in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. The conference was concluded…

UNMISS’ top police official said today in Bentiu, Unity State, that the Joint Integrated Police (JIP) programme was critical for UN Police in supporting implementation of South Sudan’s peace agreement. As a result of the…

The conflict in South Sudan which broke out exactly two years ago has lasted much too long, the top UN official in the country, Ellen Loej, said in Juba today. “Two years is much too long,” said the Special Representative of…