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The First Vice President Riek Machar is expected to arrive in Juba “by next week” and a Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) will be established “within the next two weeks.” These announcements were made by the…

Officials in Leer County say security has improved and people started moving freely and returning to their localities following the deployment of a United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Mongolian battalion (Monbatt)…

A group of 40 women in Rumbek talked about their possible contributions to peacebuilding during an engagement organized by the UNMISS Public Information Section in Rumbek. The women’s group from the Sacred Heart Parish was…

The team leader of the UNMISS Child Protection Unit (CPU) and representatives from the Mission’s Communication and Public Information Section (CPIS) paid a visit to Hope for South Sudan Orphanage in Motti South West of Torit…

An UNMISS Mongolian contingent (Monbatt -5) performed music and displayed artwork for thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Bentiu PoC site in connection with the 95th Anniversary of the establishment of the…

A good laugh is said to prolong life, so can bringing people together to laugh also bolster dialogue, friendship and peace? That was the question at the core of Saturday’s “Let us laugh” festival at Home and Away in Juba…

The South Sudan Red Cross in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have opened a communication centre for the displaced population in Bentiu. The main aim of the centre is to connect the…

The UNMISS Child Protection Unit held a Two day workshop, in Bor, which flagged off on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 and came to a close today March 17, 2016 with Forty participants in attendance from the SPLA Division 8 command…

Persisting problems with freedom of movement continue to make it difficult for monitors to investigate alleged violations of the Permanent Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements (PCTSA). These and other challenges…

The Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Tokyo commended the solidarity of UN and humanitarian agencies helping to stabilize the security and humanitarian situation in South Sudan. Ms. Kaoru Nemoto…

In support of the mandate and in order to ensure smooth delivery of humanitarian assistance, UNMISS tasked its Chinese engineers (CHN HMEC) to repair the 220 km road between Mvolo and Tonj. Speaking on behalf of the Head of…

Over 50 newly recruited and fire brigade Officers, forty five men and ten women have graduated in Yambio to protect the civilians from fire outbreak and other related hazards which affect their community. This is the second…