UNMISS News

The cabinet of South Sudan’s revitalized transitional government of national unity has today been sworn in at the State House in Juba, at a ceremony clearly marked by precautions prompted by the global Covid-19 pandemic. The…

South Sudanese girls and women in Juba celebrated International Women’s Day by highlighting their achievements and contributions to sustainable peace. As they did so, the also used a panel discussion organized by the UN to…

The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate requiring peacekeepers serving in South Sudan to protect civilians and build durable peace in the war-damaged country until at least 15 March 2021. In a unanimous…

After years of very limited political participation, women in Pariang are looking forward to receiving their 35 per cent representation in all decision-making bodies stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement signed in…

“If you made a mistake like I did by getting married at an early age, please don’t give up. “Please, go back to school or come back to your football team and you will succeed one day,” says 21-year-old Arek Noon, a mother of…

Women in Lakes State have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to fully respect and uphold the 35 percent of political representation for women, as stipulated in the said agreement, signed in September 2018.…

Women in Jonglei are determined to get 35 per cent political representation when a new state government is established, following the dissolution of the local governing bodies of the now defunct 32 states, recently replaced…

Female officers of the organized forces in Torit are benefitting from the rapid empowerment through weekly capacity building workshops enhancing their professional standards. Last week’s main topic was “criminal investigation…

UN peacekeepers have been deployed in a number of recently conflict-ridden areas in Jonglei, including Pibor, Gumuruk, Manyabol and Likwanguelei, to protect civilians from clashes between armed groups from different…

Following recent intercommunal clashes in greater Tonj near Kuajok, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is continuously patrolling the area and engaging in other activities to restore peaceful coexistence between…

Some eighty women’s representatives in the Bangasu district of Western Equatoria have boosted their conflict mitigation skills and their knowledge of human rights following a two-day workshop. “We learnt a lot about conflicts…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has inaugurated a new solar panel farm at one of its compounds in the capital Juba. The installation is expected to significantly reduce the peacekeeping mission’s use of noisy…