UNMISS News

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan handed over a four-classroom block constructed at Sunrise Nursery and Primary School to the community of Naagori in Yambio County. The facility, worth fifty thousand US dollars, is a…

The UNMISS Human Rights Division in collaboration with the Jonglei State Ministry of Education, Gender and Social welfare concluded a workshop on the elimination of sexual violence in conflict. About 26 participants most of…

Approximately 40 participants attended 3 days of training on transitional justice and peace and reconciliation in the Bentiu PoC site. The participants were traditional leaders, representatives of women’s and youth groups and…

While the world eagerly awaits the start of the Olympics later this year, for the children at Bor Girls’ school, there is a much more exciting sporting activity: the first girls’ football class in Bor. While to many, the…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan and its partners today celebrated the first ‘International Day on the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict’, in Juba. Speaking during the occasion, the UNMISS Deputy Special…

With support from the Rural Community Action for Peace and Development (RUCAPD) Organization IDP’s in Malakal have started small scale farming for domestic consumption in safe buffer zones. Following the unrest in the PoC…

A UN delegation led by Mr. Eugune Owusu, the UNMISS DSRSG, visited Wau to assess the current situation. The recent fighting in the town led to civilian causalities, property damage as well as displacement of citizens. After…

45 SPLA officers took part in a training worship aimed at sensitizing them against the recruitment of children in their ranks. The UNMISS Child Protection Unit organized the two- day workshop for the SPLA officers from…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the Islamic Council Worldwide today handed over a solar powered water facility to a community in the Gurei suburb of Nyarkenyi Payam, Juba County. The water project, which started…