UNMISS News

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – Since conflict erupted in South Sudan’s northern neighbour, Sudan, like most shared border locations between the two countries, Raja county in Western Bahr El Ghazal, has been an entry point for…

BOR- The completion and handover of a new and significantly bigger assembly hall means that members of Jonglei State’s parliament no longer have to involuntarily rub shoulders with each other. The construction of the new…

UPPER NILE – As South Sudan approaches its first post-independence elections, ensuring widespread civic engagement, especially for those community members who typically do not often get equal chances to be involved in this…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - “We have lived our entire lives without knowing much about the peace process in our country. We need more sensitization at the grassroots, especially for youth, women, and traditional leaders,” said Koma…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – Surviving sexual or other gender-based violence is the tragic reality of all-too-many (mostly) girls and women in South Sudan. Having access to a single place to handle the aftermath of the trauma and…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL: As a mere 14 months remain for South Sudan to complete its long delayed democratic transition by holding the country’s first-ever national elections, ensuring widespread participation in the peace…

WARRAP – Residents of Greater Tonj in South Sudan’s Warrap state feel safer and more secure, thanks to constant coordination between the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) and the Police Community Relations Committee…

JAU, RUWENG ADMINISTRATIVE AREA – As the conflict in Sudan intensifies, the small border town of Jau, situated in South Sudan's Ruweng Administrative Area, continues to be a pivotal transit point for refugees and South…

UNITY – Viewed from the air, Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan’s Unity state, seems surrounded by large bodies of water. On the ground, more than two years of excessive rainfall have taken its toll on communities living here…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – Despite the signing of a peace deal in 2018, intercommunal violence—a legacy of past civil wars—continues to shadow people’s lives across the world’s newest nation, South Sudan. This holds especially true…

JONGLEI/GPAA – Across South Sudan’s Jonglei state and neighbouring Greater Pibor Administrative Area, intercommunal violence fueled by cattle raids, especially among armed youth, has been a recurrent leitmotif in this young…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – In 2019, residents of Rocrocdong, a predominantly agricultural community in Jur River county of South Sudan’s Western Bahr El Ghazal, were caught in the epicenter of cattle migration related conflict…