UNMISS News

WESTERN EQUATORIA - As peace slowly returns to Tambura, Western Equatoria, after protracted conflict, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is making all efforts to consolidate the fragile stability here…

RUWENG – Every year, between January to April, cattle herders from South Sudan’s northern neighbour, Sudan, cross the border to ensure their animals have fresh grass to graze on. This annual migration of hungry cattle and…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA- Madelena Peace Aboyi has been suffering from polio since childhood. Currently living in a small house on the outskirts of Yei with her seven children, she had endured years of joblessness and poverty…

Incidents of gender-based violence, with girls and women making up the vast majority of those being subjected to it, are increasing in Eastern Equatoria State. At a recent consultative forum in Torit, organized by the United…

NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL- Thousands of revellers gathered for Aweil town’s cultural peace festivals, a two-day happening where exuberant singing and dancing kept visitors thoroughly entertained. Organized by the Northern Bahr…

KABOOM! The exhilarating trademark sound of UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) can, exceptionally, be present in their activities only through its conspicuous and curious absence, but not in any text about UNMAS. Talking about…

EASTERN EQUATORIA- Among the lush greenery of Obbo in Magwi County, live some members of the Acholi tribe, a community with a rich culture and tradition. Female entrepreneur Anyek Rose John is keen to improve the lives of her…

JONGLEI – Baking bread, making solid soap and manufacturing female sanitary products are handy skills to have. Perhaps more importantly, they can be used to make a living. That is what 60 internally displaced women and youths…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – It is an opportunity they can ill afford to miss: South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is drafting a permanent constitution, its political and juridical compass, and comprising 70 per cent of the…

LAKES - Intercommunal violence, often related to cattle and involving youth, has been common in Lakes State. In a bid to prevent such frequently deadly incidents, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in…

UNITY – Persistent floods in southern Unity continue to have a devastating impact on not only people but also their livestock, which further exacerbates the situation of their owners. As cattle have been dying in large…

UPPER NILE – South Sudan is currently drafting a new constitution, an essential document and a prerequisite for holding elections scheduled for 2024. But what exactly should it contain? The UN peacekeeping mission in the…