UNMISS News

13 January 2014 - Fighting in South Sudan threatens to increase hunger and unravel modest gains made in food security since the country became independent two and a half years ago, UN agencies warn. A major concern is the…

13 January 2014 - More than 400 displaced children in two UN bases in Juba today joined thousands of Central Equatoria State candidates in writing their Primary School Leaving Examinations. The examinations, scheduled for 16…

13 January 2014 - As hundreds of civilians continued to seek refuge UNMISS bases in Juba, the mission and humanitarian partners were preparing to move some internally displaced people (IDPs) to a new protection site, an…

13 January 2014 - When Rebecca Gak heard shooting on 18 December, she ran from her small restaurant in the Jonglei State capital Bor, picked up her infant son and two daughters and fled. Her husband would follow later, she…

13 January 2014 - The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a new emergency operation to expand assistance to people affected by crisis in South Sudan, according to a statement the agency issued today. The $57.8 million…

12 January 2014 - There was nothing for South Sudanese people to celebrate on 9 January this year, a South Sudanese refugee now living at a camp in Uganda’s Arua District said recently.“Maybe people are celebrating in other…

9 January 2014 - A top UN official announced today in New York the allocation of $15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support relief efforts in South Sudan. “Conditions for the South Sudanese fleeing…

9 January 2014 - The 5,500-strong surge in UN peacekeepers and equipment for South Sudan could take up to eight weeks to be fully deployed on the ground, the top peacekeeping official said in New York today. “But our goal is…

8 January 2014 - At least 58 civilians, mainly women and children, who fled conflict in Mundri last week arrived in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio today. Violence broke out on 4 January in Jambo, Mundri East…

UNICEF began three days of measles and polio vaccinations with vitamin A supplements and deworming for 3,250 children sheltering at the UNMISS base in Bentiu, Unity State, on 6 January. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Adhikari

9 January 2014 - Nearly a month after fighting began in South Sudan, thousands of civilians taking refuge in UNMISS camps in Juba show few signs of returning home. Some of the displaced persons, who say they feel more secure…

8 January 2014 - Two top UNMISS officials are meeting today with families displaced by ongoing violence between pro- and anti-government forces in South Sudan’s Upper Nile and Unity states. In the Upper Nile capital Malakal…