UNMISS News

UPPER NILE – Seasonal, cross-border cattle migration among the world’s newest nation South Sudan and its northern neighbour Sudan often leads to disputes and violence. Therefore, a two-day conference on peaceful livestock…

WARRAP – Durable peace requires strong foundations and impactful interventions from the ground up. That’s the philosophy behind a multisectoral project – called ‘Kong Koc,’ in a local dialect, which roughly translated means…

WESTERN EQUATORIA - Last year, a sudden outbreak of violence led to massive loss of life and property, not to mention displaced tens of thousands in the greater Tambura region of Western Equatoria, South Sudan. At the time…

WESTERN EQUATORIA - “I was displaced from my village last year due to conflict. I lost four children, other relatives, and properties. I came back from Internally Displaced Persons’ camp in October to rebuild my life, but…

UPPER NILE – As conflict surges in the troubled Upper Nile state of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is making every effort to protect and support affected civilians…

JUBA - Peace and social-cohesion activities organized and funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have enabled the six communities in and around checkpoint environs in Juba, such as Jondoru, Moroyok…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – Residents of Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria have been long plagued by revenge killings, road ambushes as well as entrenched land disputes. Such embedded issues have resulted in a situation where conflict…

WARRAP - "Seasonal movement of livestock between Western Bahr El Ghazal and Warrap is part of the fabric of our existence but often, this leads to conflict between settled farmers and semi-nomadic herders. However, the 2016…

“From today on, I’ll deal with any incidences of early or forced marriage, child abductions, killings, rape, theft, or robbery, in a decisive manner,” said John Chatim, Commissioner of Duk County of Jonglei State…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – “I think we’ve been making progress on resolving tensions and violence that frequently arise during seasonal cattle migration,” says Luciano Sayo, Deputy Head of the Oversight Committee that monitors…

LAKES- Local authorities and customary chiefs in Cueibet County are now in a better position to reconcile the functioning of the prevailing parallel justice systems, the statutory and the traditional one, and to improve women…

As this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence concluded , relevant stakeholders made a clarion call: To end stigma, gender discrimination, and all stereotypes against survivors of violence against women and…