UNMISS News

Aiming to maintain peaceful co-existence, two neighbouring communities from South Sudan and Sudan today started meeting in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State capital Aweil. Over 200 participants, from the Malual Dinka…

The living conditions of thousands of people displaced by insecurity in Yambio, Western Equatoria State was worsening, a humanitarian official said today. “These people are suffering,” said Pastor Nathan Betuli, an official…

The people of South Sudan deserve peace so that everybody can live in dignity, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRGS) said in Juba today. Ellen Loej was speaking at a panel discussion organized by…

South Sudan joined the rest of the world today to commemorate Human Rights Day with events in different states under the theme, “Our Rights, Our Freedom, Always”. In the Jonglei State capital Bor, the day was observed with an…

Provisions in South Sudan’s Transitional Constitution greatly improved the legal position of women and girls in the country, UNMISS Human Rights Officer Anthony Nwapa said in Juba today. Mr. Nwapa was speaking at a workshop…

In tackling difficulties faced by women in South Sudan, UNMISS has been holding Open Peace Forums in state capitals across the country. A forum held today Torit, East Equatoria, focused on participation of women in decision…

Ending violence against women was a collective responsibility of the state and all its organs, an UNMISS official said today in Juba. Speaking an event to commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV)…

Different states and localities in South Sudan are continuing to organize events to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. UNMISS Human Rights Division in Rumbek conducted a human rights awareness…

In an effort to reduce the high mortality rate in South Sudan, 20 midwives and seven clinical officers graduated today from Aweil Midwives Training Institute and Maridi Health Training Institute. The training program was…

To provide education for children who lost access to school facilities as a result of conflict, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) handed over temporary learning spaces to the government in Bentiu, Unity State today…

As part of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, UNMISS launched a human rights awareness campaign at Juba Day Secondary School today. Addressing the event, Simon Numori, Chairperson of the South Sudan Human…

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Atul Khare, arrived in South Sudan today for a three-day visit. Soon after his arrival in Juba, Mr. Khare met with the South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Benjamin Marial…