UNMISS News

BENTIU – Peacekeeping is more than just a job for the Mongolian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. It’s a mission to connect with the communities that they came to serve. So, it’s no surprise…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – Residents in Eastern Equatoria State are pleased with the recently established parliamentary caucuses, which they feel are contributing to an improved way of handling intercommunal violence by adopting…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – “Any citizen of sound mind, who is 18 and above, has the right to register and vote in this country’s elections,” stated George Lemi Yata. Mr. Yata is the Spokesperson of South Sudan’s National Elections…

JUBA – Radio Miraya, a stalwart among South Sudanese broadcasters, is slowly becoming a young adult. What better way to celebrate its 19 th anniversary than doing so together with its avid listeners? In Juba, the station did…

UPPER NILE – While South Sudan has committed to end the recruitment of boys and girls by armed forces, many children remain in the service of such groups. Others, who have been released from uniformed ranks, are facing…

UPPER NILE – This year has been harder than usual for communities in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, as soaring conflict has led to deaths, displacement and widespread security issues. But, when the United Nations Mission in…

UPPER NILE – “My daughter is three years old. She suffers from body pain. We have taken her to the hospital three times already, but haven’t received the right treatment,” says Chamisa John. Chamisa is one of 45,000 displaced…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – “As partners in providing security and safety to the civilian population, we have a collective responsibility to work together amicably and build trust,” said Angelo Lodo Daya, security adviser at the…

Greater Pibor Administrative Area – “Effective prisoner rehabilitation remains one of the biggest concerns for us and our national prisons counterparts in South Sudan,” reveals Barbrah Nyamasoka. Barbrah is a corrections…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - A military court has officially begun in Wau, the capital of South Sudan's Western Bahr El Ghazal, to hear cases related to allegations of serious misconduct by uniformed personnel from the South…

UPPER NILE - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently provided an orientation on recognizing and preventing conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) to members of civil society, the State Human Rights…

UPPER NILE – As security concerns continue in parts of Upper Nile state, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is making every effort to protect civilians and boost community confidence. As an example—Blue…