UNMISS News

UPPER NILE – As the saying goes, “a clean place is a safe place”. Good hygiene leads to better health, with people leading longer lives in prime conditions. With that in mind and under the theme “Social cohesion through…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - Local leaders of Yei River County have just concluded a two-day dialogue aimed at developing guidelines to govern the scope of work of its peace committee to enhance the prospect of sustainable…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL- In South Sudan, women tend to be the ones making sure that there is food on the table, every day, for the whole family. That task, difficult at the best of times, has been made harder by uncooperative…

JONGLEI- If there is anything that can truly impact a community, that would be quality education, which in turns take both qualified teachers and an appropriate school building. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers have recently built capacities among some 25 officers from different law enforcement institutions serving in Narus, Kapoeta East County, of South Sudan’s Eastern…

JONGLEI – There is no place like home, the saying goes, but one would be forgiven for wondering what exactly home is for many thousands of redisplaced South Sudanese people. Redisplaced, yes, as they have now returned to…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – While South Sudan may never have been food security heaven, the consequences of armed conflict in Sudan are making the daily struggle to put enough nutritious food on the table even harder. In Wau…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – The ongoing peace process in South Sudan has been marred by repeated delays. Last year, signatories to the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement agreed to a Roadmap intended to progress outstanding peace…

UPPER NILE – It’s been akin to reliving a nightmare, says 43-year-old Nyariek Moumker Ayen who has spent days on the road with three children, desperate to reach the safety of her country, South Sudan, after fighting broke…

NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL- With customary laws allowing for early, often forced marriages, and with the effects of these relations frequently obstructing the participation of girls and young women in most aspects of life and…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – August 12 is annually marked as International Youth Day. In South Sudan, where some 70 per cent of the population is estimated to be under 30 years of age, Youth Day is especially significant. The United…

WARRAP – Following years of civil war, South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, has been grappling with curbing civilian access to small arms. With elections slated for next year and surging conflict across many of the country…