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To enhance safety mechanisms for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in UNMISS protection sites, UN Police (UNPOL) Community Policing officers on Friday January 29, 2016 completed a training programme for 49 members of the…
UNESCO, as a lead agency for education of the United Nations, supports South Sudan in all areas of education. One important intervention is the work the organization is doing to lower the Illiteracy rate in the country. In…
Civil Affairs Division Head in Western Bahr el Ghazal says UNMISS is promoting local solutions to resolve conflicts happening in local communities. Opening a two day workshop organized for Municipality quarters chiefs, Mr…
The Civil Affairs Division in Bentiu facilitated a peace forum aimed at strengthening women’s capabilities in peace dialogue and mediation processes. The forum familiarized participants with the provisions of the milestone UN…
The Primary Leaving Certificate Examinations began in Bentiu yesterday. More than one thousand pupils are taking part in the exams for the first time since the start of the conflict. The acting director in the Ministry of…
In an ongoing effort to create conditions for the safe return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to the locations of their choice, South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) completed the fourth sensitization workshop on…
More than 30 women drawn from different civil society organizations in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State recently attended an Open Peace Forum organized by UNMISS in the state capital Aweil. The meeting, held on 19 January…
UN Peacekeepers have been called on to continue to work with the communities to alleviate their suffering. The call was made by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Eugene Owusu during a medal parade held for the Ghanaian…
The NGO, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), held a Peace and HIV/AIDS awareness football tournament in Yambio which included select youth groups and local football talent. The events Chairperson, Mr. Gugamugbia Peter…
UNMISS Ethiopian Peacekeepers donated tents, food items and clothing to IDPS whose tents and other property were destroyed by fire last week in the Malakal POC. The Commander of Ethiopian battalion in Malakal, Moris Kasa…
During his visit to Bentiu, the Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (JMEC), Festus Mogae, says he witnessed the suffering of the people caused by the conflict. “Cessation of hostilities must take…
The Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) and Former Botswana President, Festus Mogae, arrived in Malakal on Wednesday 13 January, 2016. Upon his arrival, Chairman Mogae and his delegation were…