8 August 2014 - Any effort by South Sudan’s warring factions to continue pursuing a military solution to conflict in the country was unacceptable, the UN Security Council said in a statement today.In the statement, Council…
8 August 2014 - Internally displaced people (IDPs) living in protection sites on UNMISS bases in Juba today completed a five-day course on community policing and gender-based violence. Some 45 participants attended the…
6 August 2014 - Creating a secure environment for the return of internally displaced people (IDPs) from UNMISS bases to their homes was a police priority, the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) chief said in Juba…
6 August 2014 - A senior UN peacekeeping official today warned that South Sudan is now on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe and protracted internal conflict after just three years of independence, Briefing the Security…
6 August 2014 - Travel between Rumbek, greater Yirol and Juba on the Bhar Naam road became considerably easier after it was repaired from rainy season damage with the assistance of UNMISS-donated fuel. “When we talk of the…
5 August 2014 - To promote the role of women in peace and development, UNMISS today organized a one-day forum for women in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio.Drawn from civil society as well as national and…
5 August 2014 - To gauge the overall situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking shelter at the UNMISS base, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Raisedon Zenenga today visited the Upper Nile…
UNMISS vehicles on security patrol in Yambio, Western Equatoria. Many roads in South Sudan become treacherous or impassable during rainy season, making it difficult to conduct UN activities, including delivering humanitarian…
4 August 2014 - Authorities in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State today launched an exercise to reunify more than 80 children who have been living on the streets in the state capital Aweil with their families in different…
5 August 2014 - To raise awareness about the impact of landmines, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) recently launched an outreach and advocacy campaign in the Unitedd Kingdom capital London. The campaign, intended to reach a…