WARRAP – In a bid to reduce intercommunal violence and increase the confidence of residents in Tonj East to go about their daily activities, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has intensified its patrols in…
WESTERN EQUATORIA - Despite efforts by local authorities and partners to de-escalate an ongoing intercommunal conflict, insecurity persists in parts of Western Equatoria State, posing a threat to stable, long-lasting peace…
JUBA - Right through the heart of the UN compound in Tomping runs a drain so wide you could drive a large truck through it. This drain collects water from other run-off in neighbouring communities even before entering the UN…
NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Elizabeth Henry is the founding chair and Executive Director of Women in Local Government Administration which is working to ensure women are allocated at least 35 per cent of seats in local…
CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Improving security, reducing inter-communal violence, and fostering harmonious coexistence between civilians and security forces are the hoped-for and expected outcomes when the rehabilitation of the road…
EASTERN EQUATORIA – Competition is fierce for money for small-scale quick impact projects funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to improve the living conditions of local communities. So far, residents…
WESTERN EQUATORIA - In the early morning, a UN helicopter approaches Nadiangere. Just below it, the lush and fertile landscape is bursting with newly planted crops. They are vital for supplying food and livelihoods, not only…
EASTERN EQUATORIA – Civic education and voter registration are important parts of the process meant to lead to the first post-independence elections in the world’s youngest nation in December. Recently, the United Nations…
JUBA - It’s not the first time Esther Keji has made an appearance on Radio Miraya. The young South Sudanese student has made several appearances on Radio Miraya, operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, sharing…
JUBA - Among a sea of white tattered tents live tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes when civil war erupted in South Sudan over a decade ago. Many of the children were born in this displacement camp and…
WESTERN EQUATORIA – With South Sudan’s first post-independence elections expected to take place in December, much building of electoral capacities in the young nation is needed. In Yambio, the United Nations Mission in South…
WESTERN EQUATORIA – Yambio residents recently joined local officers of the South Sudan National Police Service in rejoicing. The reason for their celebration? The inauguration of a new police post, funded by the United…