UNMISS News

JUBA - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has commended parties to the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement and holdout groups that did not sign the deal for…

NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – Achai Deng, a South Sudanese Human Rights Officer in Aweil, serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) believes that the country’s youth hold the key to peace – if they are…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – “I assure you, we will drive change against sexual exploitation, as our mothers and sisters are bearing the brunt of these injustices,” said Elias Taban Elias, the Guild President of the Torit Health…

LAKES – When they saw the broken bed frames, peeling walls, roof leaks, cracked windows and lack of protection against mosquitoes in one of the wards at the hospital in Rumbek, a group of 20 dedicated United Nations…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - Access to education is a fundamental right for every child, and it is one that signatories to South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement must make a priority. This was one of the main conclusions when a…

Peace talks have resumed in Nairobi, Kenya, between representatives of South Sudan’s Transitional Government of National Unity and hold-out groups that did not sign the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict…

UNITY – To be imprisoned is, by nature, no walk in the park. Add severe overcrowding, poor sanitary conditions, a lack of healthcare routines and juvenile offenders being locked up with adult criminals and the overall picture…

Early morning at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s base in the capital Juba, peacekeepers are gearing up for a patrol to a notoriously unsafe area where civilians, including women and children, have been killed and…

WARRAP - “As a soldier and a mother, I’ve witnessed how conflict robs children of their childhood. This training has taught me that we can protect them from harm, even in war. It's our duty to nurture their hope instead of…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - As the final notes of a popular song fade, the presenter at the Radio Miraya studio adjusts his headphones, his fingers lightly tapping the soundboard in rhythm. Leaning into the microphone, his voice—warm…

The conflict plaguing parts of South Sudan is continuing to cause unimaginable suffering, with the latest statistics showing that at least 65 percent of women and girls in the country experience physical, sexual or gender…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Kajo Keji has endured a challenging, conflict-filled past, but residents remain remarkably resilient. They dare hope for a brighter future, despite still finding themselves under sporadic attacks. “When I…