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As the sun sets over Wau, the second largest town in South Sudan, a group of people – estimated to be around one thousand – are hurdled together on open ground. Newly displaced by recent clashes between cattle herders and…
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) leaders in Wau are worried about the delay in the process to move forces to designated cantonment areas to pave the way for the formation of the national…
The Green Town Football Club of Aweil beat UNMISS 7-6 on penalties, with UNMISS missing the last spot kick in a football game that had ended 0-0 in regulation time. It was joy and jubilation for the visiting team at the end…
Ensuring respect for international human rights and international humanitarian laws at all times and by all soldiers now forms part of the new action plan of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) in the Eastern…
Imagine an all-men tribunal sitting to hear a rape case and the only available woman is the victim seeking justice! For many years, such incidents have occurred in South Sudan, and passed unchallenged. “In our culture, women…
Pasqualina Usini walked from the village of Duma Bayam, located some ten miles north of Tambura town, because something historic was happening, and he wanted to be a part of it. For the first time in three years, two military…
“Sun dry, sun dry, sun dry!” echoed female students of the Dr John Garang Senior Secondary School in Torit, as they soaked in information during their menstrual hygiene management training. Although menstrual hygiene…
A bang is heard, and two children who have been playing with objects they have found drop to the ground, remaining motionless. The audience gasps, as an eerie silence follows. Between loud sobs, a wailing relative is heard…
As the deadline for the pre-transitional period draws closer, following the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), the Special Representative of the…
It’s a hot Friday afternoon in the UN mission’s Malakal office. Everyone seated around the table in the conference room knows that it is going to be yet another working weekend. The atmosphere is tense, yet calm. The people…
“Peace is not what’s written on paper. Peace is what’s happening today in this room. Peace is the food we eat. Peace is in our walk and our talk.” The firmness and determination in the voice of the UN mission’s representative…
The head of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, has completed a two-day visit to the Greater Bahr El Ghazal region, where he held discussions…