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On 23 July 2014, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced the appointment of Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (…
The world’s youngest country, South Sudan, is on the brink of catastrophe, said the three-member* UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan at the end of a ten-day visit. “The stage is being set for a repeat of what…
The 16 Days of Activism campaign aligned with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, is observed from the 25th of November until the 10th of December as an effort to raise awareness of the…
Ms. Becky Ajak Malith, a 20 year old school girl at the Bishop Mazzolari Memorial Secondary school has broken her silence by becoming a peace activist in an attempt to reconcile the fractured society of Western Lakes. She…
Three members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan visited Bentiu and Malakal to get an update on the current human rights situation in the country. The members of the commission met with women…
A two day awareness workshop on the general mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has opened in Juba. The forum draws together 60 members of the South Sudan Scouts Association to equip them with knowledge on…
The leaders of South Sudan have been urged by the UN's most senior official in the country to put the well-being of their people first. The African nation has been enduring civil conflict for almost three years, a conflict…
The mood somehow managed to be simultaneously solemn and relaxed as the UNMISS Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ellen Margrethe Loej on Monday bid farewell to media and UNMISS staff. “I have not given up…
The UNMISS Civil Affairs Division, supported by the Institute for the Development of Civil Society (IDCS), today concluded a two-day training to educate participants on dialogue skills necessary in resolving domestic…
Hundreds of displaced people mostly women and children in Ngauro County of Namunrunyang State; have plead for humanitarian aid assistance following the looting of their properties last month as a result of the recent attack…
A two-day workshop on peaceful co-existence and sustainable livelihood was organized by the UNMISS, the UNDP and Rumbek University. The aim of the workshop was to mobilize state and non-state actors into the development of…
Authorities in the Imotong State celebrated the first harvest of crops grown in the Green Horizon Farm, a demonstration farm which is intended to teach citizens on best practices in farming. The crops grown in this farm…