UNMISS News

9 July 2014 - Even before the crisis, many South Sudanese people saw no reason to celebrate independence, internally displaced persons (IDPs) said in Juba recently, ahead of today’s third independence anniversary celebrations…

9 July 2014 - The South Sudanese people voted in the referendum to become “first class citizens” in their own country, but were now at risk of losing that freedom, President Salva Kiir Mayardit said in Juba today as the…

9 July 2014 - As South Sudan celebrates its third independence anniversary today, the top UN official yesterday reminded the country’s political leaders that the ongoing crisis is man-made and that it is their responsibility…

8 July 2014- To help store blood for patients in need, President Salva Kiir inaugurated a new National Public Health Laboratory, Blood Bank and Diagnostic Center in Juba today. The laboratory, worth about 16 million South…

7 July 2014 - To empower Western Equatoria youth to become “ambassadors of peace”, the state government today organized a forum in the state capital Yambio. Hundreds of youth attended the meeting and listened to key…

8 July 2014 - An end to the fighting in South Sudan would not by itself provide an adequate solution to the country’s crisis, outgoing Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to South Sudan Hilde F. Johnson…

Children playing in new protection site next to UN House in Juba. About 100 people move here daily from Tomping base. Photo: UNMISS/John Mcilwaine

7 July 2014 - The ongoing crisis in South Sudan was “such a watershed moment” that it was easy to forget all that UNMISS had achieved before its onset, outgoing Mission Chief Hilde F. Johnson said in Juba today. Speaking at a…

4 July 2014 - Bidding farewell to the Greater Equatoria region, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) for South Sudan Hilde F. Johnson, today visited the Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit. The…

3 July 2014 - Between 100 and 200 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) are arriving each day at the protection-of-civilians (PoC) site at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, a senior mission official said in…

2 July 2014 - Secondary school exams began across South Sudan last week and are also taking place at several protection sites on UNMISS bases including those in Juba and Upper Nile State capital Malakal.

1 July 2014 - To sensitize women living in protection sites at UNMISS bases on how to deal with physical and gender-based violence, UN Police (UNPOL) today started a week-long training workshop. Conducted by female UNPOL…