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Civil society representatives in Eastern Equatoria State gathered to better coordinate their activities and service delivery.
The Civil Society Network in Eastern Equatoria State is developing new strategies to secure additional funding and improve collaboration with state authorities. Their goal? To increase the number of civic engagement centres…
The Amal Jazz Band, an ensemble of talented musicians, gives music lessons to displaced children and teenagers so that youngsters inculcate the strong cultural heritage of South Sudan.
Music has the power to break all existing barriers between communities. This forms the motto of Amal Jazz Band, a unique ensemble of musicians who promote peaceful coexistence and social cohesion through their performances.…
With delays in the peace process leading to frustration and disillusionment among many South Sudanese, youth leaders in Western Equatoria teamed up with UNMISS' Civil Affairs Division to identify root causes of spiraling violence in many parts of South Sudan as well as possible solutions.
“We, as young South Sudanese, have the potential to actualize positive change and transform South Sudan into a model of peaceful coexistence.” This passionate statement was made by Ripai Justin, a youth leader in Yambio…
Esther Siama works as a hairdresser in a salon in Yambio market, Western Equatoria. She hopes for a peaceful, prosperous future for all South Sudanese.
“I remember being very scared as a child. Ambushes on dirt roads were common and people would be robbed, beaten and killed. I was entrapped once and thank God every day that my attackers didn’t kill me,” reveals Esther Siama…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, calls for increased momentum in South Sudan's ongoing peace process and timely elections in today's briefing to the Security Council.
Fresh momentum must be injected into South Sudan’s peace process to stop citizens from becoming disillusioned by delays and to hold elections on time, the UN’s top envoy to South Sudan told the Security Council on Wednesday…
On 5 September 2020, UNMISS handed over a brand-new police station to local police authorities in Terekeka, Central Equatoria. The police station was built under the mission's Quick Impact Projects programme.
In Terekeka, Central Equatoria, the justice system was so broken by years of war that offenders were chained a tree while their crimes were investigated because there was no police station. Local officers counted themselves…
Sandra Martinez from Colombia is an international UN Volunteer serving with UNMISS in Bor, South Sudan, as a Human Rights Officer.
Sandra Martinez is no stranger to armed conflict, growing up in historic Santander, a region tucked away in the northeastern part of Colombia, close to the Venezuelan border. However, as a little girl in pigtails and…
On 9 September 2020, UNMISS hosted a forum to advance mediation and reconciliation across Jonglei and the greater Pibor administrative area. This comes in the wake of ongoing violence in recent months across the state that has led to some 600 people being killed and numerous others displaced.
Thousands of families have had their lives devastated by a vicious cycle of fighting and revenge attacks that have plagued the Jonglei region of South Sudan for the past six months. More than 600 people have been killed…
On 4 September 2020, UNMISS handed over solar-powered radios to 500 families in Western Equatoria. The objective is to ensure that children have access to school lessons being broadcast twice daily on Radio Miraya, following extended closure of educational institutions across South Sudan due to COVID-19.
“Ever since our school shut down four months ago, underage pregnancies have increased. The lack of classrooms and education have left us immensely vulnerable and we need help to complete our learning,” implores primary school…
Political violence has reduced significantly across South Sudan in the wake of a peace deal and formation of a new Government. As a result, UNMISS has begun to progressively withdraw its troops and police from the PoC sites in Bor and Wau and will gradually do the same at other camps.
When civil war erupted across South Sudan in 2013, thousands of families fled to United Nations bases in fear for their lives. The UN opened its gates and set up Protection of Civilians (POC) sites to provide them sanctuary…
UNMISS and development partners recently rehabilitated and handed over a 16-room facility intended to serve as a fully equipped isolation centre for possible coronavirus cases to local authorities in Yambio, Western Equatoria.
As part of its ongoing support to the national-led COVID-19 response, UNMISS and development partners recently rehabilitated and handed over 16 rooms to local authorities in Yambio, Western Equatoria. A joint public health…
UNMISS and local implementing partner Ateker Foundation-South Sudan hand over the first secondary school in Kuron, Eastern Equatoria. The construction of the school block was funded by the mission's Quick Impact Projects programme.
“Kuron is synonymous with peace. It symbolizes peaceful coexistence and development for diverse communities who live in this remote part of South Sudan,” said Paride Taban, Bishop Emeritus, Catholic Diocese of Torit in…