30 December 2014 - Peace, security and unity was the government’s priority and should be the focus for all, Western Equatoria Governor Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro said today in the capital Yambio. Opening the state Legislative…
29 December 2014 - In a continuing effort to keep its protection areas safe, UNMISS today destroyed weapons and ammunition confiscated from internally displaced persons (IDPs) living at its base in Bor, Jonglei State. The…
24 December 2014 - Humanitarian aid for needy people living outside UNMISS protection areas in Unity State would be strengthened, an official from the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today in…
UN Police at Juba Protection of Civilians site meeting with internally displaced persons’ leaders and Community Watch Group, which provides security in camp. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
23 December 2014 - UNMISS today destroyed weapons confiscated from displaced people seeking shelter in the UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. Lt. Col. Ruben Juma, commanding officer of…
22 December 2014 - Displaced persons in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, asked UNMISS today to move them to camps where they felt secure moving outside the Protection of Civilians (POC) site. Speaking after a presentation…
19 December 2014 - Destroying weapons and ammunition was a symbol of moving from war to peace and conflict to stability, a top UNMISS official in the Unity State capital Bentiu said today. “It would be an assurance for…
Displaced child receiving chest X-ray at UNMISS Indian hospital in the Upper Nile capital Malakal, which treats UN staff as well as people living at the mission’s protection of civilians site. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
UNMISS Indian peacekeeper patrolling in the Upper Nile capital Malakal, the scene of heavy fighting in the South Sudan conflict. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
18 December 2014 - The UN Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) has allocated $60 million to support aid agencies take maximum advantage of the onset of South Sudan’s dry season, according to a release issue today by the Office for…
18 December 2014 - Seeking to improve sanitary conditions in Marol Market in Bor, Jonglei State, UNMISS Ethiopian peacekeepers today joined town residents in a cleaning campaign. Ethiopian soldier Negas Mesfin said…