UNMISS News

It was vital for women to scale up their participation in the peace and security affairs of South Sudan, the top UNMISS official in Western Bahr el Ghazal said in the state capital Wau today. UNMISS State Coordinator Winnie…

The South Sudanese government today signed a preliminary peace agreement with an armed group, the South Sudan National Liberation Movement (SSNLM), in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. The group started the armed movement with…

More than 100 internally displaced persons (IDPS) at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, today completed a sensitization workshop on South Sudan’s peace agreement. Dialogue and Research Initiative, a non…

The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recently started preparations for the formation of a Joint Integrated Police (JIP) Unit that will handle security during the transition period. Speaking to Radio Miraya…

Continued violence in South Sudan, with clashes in southern and central Unity State, had “intensified with grave consequences for civilians”, leaving at-risk populations food insecure and vulnerable to diseases, the UN relief…

Aiming to end recurring violence, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and local residents of Mundri West County in Western Equatoria State signed a peace agreement today. This came in the wake of growing mistrust…

The World Food Programme (WFP) was working with the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority and UNMISS peacekeepers to determine why a plane chartered by the WFP crash landed in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, an official…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, today commended officers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army - In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), for making a…

The Deputy Military Advisor in the Office of Military Affairs, Department of UN Peacekeeping Operations, visited Juba today. During his visit, Major General A. J. Foster met with the Special Representative of the Secretary…

Transitional arrangements between government and opposition forces would affect the police, military, presidential guards and national security services, a senior South Sudanese official said in Juba today. Speaking at a…

Following yesterday’s civilian aircraft crash near Juba International Airport, an UNMISS team today joined a search and recovery operation led by the South Sudanese government. Stephen Warikozi, the Chief Executive Officer of…

Faith-based leaders in Western Equatoria State returned to the state capital Yambio today after completing a peace mission to the Greater Mundri area. The 14-person delegation, drawn from different religious denominations and…