The establishment of a new special court to resolve cases of cattle raiding between communities in the northern regions of Warrap and Bahr El Ghazal could contribute to peacebuilding efforts, according to participants at a…
The Danish Minister of Development Cooperation has pledged to continue the provision of significant humanitarian aid to South Sudan as millions of its people struggle to survive because of a lack of food, water, healthcare…
Three months after the United Nations Mission in South Sudan handed over a refurbished courthouse to the authorities in Malakal, the newly sworn-in judge, the Honourable Ayiei Nyang Ayie,i is ready to begin work. The…
A new system of cooperation between United Nations and local police in the northeastern town of Wau is helping reduce crime and keep the community safe in the local Protection of Civilians site. The new system involves…
The repair of five boreholes damaged when violence erupted in Juba last year will increase access to clean water for the community of Durupi, located on the outskirts of the South Sudanese capital. The United Nations Mission…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has offered to increase peacekeeping patrols in the Eastern Equatorian town of Torit to improve security and help build peace. The region is suffering from a volatile security…
Just four months ago, Nancy Poni was sheltering under a tree with her newborn twins from the scorching sun and the violent attacks by cattle rustlers going on around her. Her village of Karpeto, in the Central Equatorias…
The land in Yambio is lush, rich in colour, and fertile – the perfect place to grow crops and raise farm animals. Located in the Western Equatorias region of South Sudan, Yambio is just 20 kilometres from the Democratic…
Fresh moves are underway to revive the stalled integration of thousands of former rebel fighters into South Sudan’s regular military forces in a bid to transform the troubled town of Yambio from a culture of war to one of…
Traditional huts, or tukul, of bamboo, mud brick and thatched roof stand strong. Women wait in line at the borehole for their turn to fill yellow jerricans with water. A group of men sit under a tree chatting about politics…
Through its quick impact project programme, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, is providing a supply of clean water to violence-affected communities across the country. Residents of Munuki…
The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, has expressed his gratitude to Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs for the country’s contribution to the protection of civilians and building of…