Political parties are expected to play a vital role in creating sustainable peace in post-conflict societies, an UNMISS official said in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital Wau today. UNMISS Civil Affairs Officer Victor…
The UNMISS Human Rights Division in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State today donated hundreds of publications to the Legislative Assembly in the state capital Aweil. UNMISS State Coordinator, Koliab Nahataba, handed over a total…
To strengthen the role of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in preventing, managing and resolving conflicts in their communities, UNMISS today held a workshop for women living in Mahad IDP camp in Juba. The workshop, which…
To support basic education in South Sudan, the Norwegian government today announced a $5.8 million donation to the country at a ceremony held in Juba. The donation, which will be channeled through UNICEF over a two-year…
It was vital for women to scale up their participation in the peace and security affairs of South Sudan, the top UNMISS official in Western Bahr el Ghazal said in the state capital Wau today. UNMISS State Coordinator Winnie…
The South Sudanese government today signed a preliminary peace agreement with an armed group, the South Sudan National Liberation Movement (SSNLM), in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. The group started the armed movement with…
More than 100 internally displaced persons (IDPS) at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, today completed a sensitization workshop on South Sudan’s peace agreement. Dialogue and Research Initiative, a non…
The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recently started preparations for the formation of a Joint Integrated Police (JIP) Unit that will handle security during the transition period. Speaking to Radio Miraya…
Continued violence in South Sudan, with clashes in southern and central Unity State, had “intensified with grave consequences for civilians”, leaving at-risk populations food insecure and vulnerable to diseases, the UN relief…
Aiming to end recurring violence, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and local residents of Mundri West County in Western Equatoria State signed a peace agreement today. This came in the wake of growing mistrust…
The World Food Programme (WFP) was working with the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority and UNMISS peacekeepers to determine why a plane chartered by the WFP crash landed in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, an official…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, today commended officers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army - In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), for making a…