18 May 2015 - As part of activities to commemorate International Peacekeepers’ Day this year, UNMISS today kicked off an essay-writing competition among students in Juba. Some 25 students were selected from Dr. John Garang…
18 May 2015 - UNMISS today handed over a two-classroom building to the Ikotos Primary School in Eastern Equatoria State. The building, which also houses a teacher’s room, was constructed with a $25,000 grant from UNMISS’…
Internally displaced women and women organizations in Twic State (formerly Twic County, Warrap) said an inclusive anti gender based violence campaign is needed to address the ever increasing plight of women in the state. The…
UNMISS personnel speaking to local resident during conflict resolution roundtable at gun cattle camp in Marial-bek locality in Lakes State. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
14 May 2015 - Community leaders at the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu today completed a three-day training in conflict mitigation. The three-day training, conducted by the Mission’s Civil Affairs…
14 May 2014 - To enhance their knowledge of modern testing practices, 18 HIV/AIDS counselors today received training at the UNMISS protection site in Bentiu, Unity State. “HIV is real, HIV is here and HIV (will) not only be…
14 May 2015 - The security situation in South Sudan deteriorated further during late April and early May, UNMISS Chief Ellen Loej warned today, as she presented the latest report of the UN Secretary General to the Security…
In Bor – Jonglei, UNMISS RRP organized a two day training workshop on Supporting Peaceful Coexistence of Communities towards Safe and Voluntary Return and Reintegration with Twenty six of the expected thirty participants in…
More than 40 SPLA soldiers are attending a two- day child protection workshop in Bentiu to inform them about the rights of children. The two day workshop is being organized by the UNMISS Child Protection Section. The workshop…
Four rooms of a ward in the Bentiu hospital have been renovated by UN Peacekeepers and handed over to the community. The health facility that was destroyed during the two year conflict was repaired by the UNMISS Mongolian…
11 May 2015 - To better acquaint themselves with the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) confidence and trust building policing strategy, members of the force today attended a sensitization workshop. Speaking at the…