UNMISS News

GREATER PIBOR ADMINISTRATIVE AREA - In Likuongole justice doesn’t begin in a police station. It begins under a big tamarind tree. When violence broke out between rival youth groups in this remote county of Greater Pibor…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - “From Juba, my name is Donna and welcome to the show. How are you doing this morning?” Before daybreak in South Sudan, presenter Donna Imanya is already live on-air bringing news and views to audiences…

JUBA – “I was on my way home from selling bananas at the market when these men suddenly approached me. Before I knew what was happening, I was thrown inside a pickup truck and recruited into military training.” The story of…

GREATOR PIBOR ADMINISTRATIVE AREA – Yoyo James joined the national police service in 2012, just a year after South Sudan achieved the historic milestone of independence. The First Lieutenant never imagined she would spend…

JUBA - In the quiet farming community of Bilnyang, a loud explosion sends shockwaves through the air and a deep rumbling under the earth. Instead of causing fear, this incident was cause for celebration, as the United Nations…

DUK PADIET - In the far north of Jonglei, communities are suffering immensely from persistent military confrontations between forces aligned with the two main parties to the peace agreement. The conflict, including airstrikes…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – Preventing conflict isn’t always about military boots on the ground. More often, it’s about building trust and confidence through understanding, empathy, and the collective pursuit of peace. This…

UNITY – As conflict continues to ravage South Sudan, it is often women and girls who suffer the most, losing their lives, their homes, being abducted and subjected to horrific sexual violence. To combat this scourge, the…

JUBA COUNTY – When a devastating storm tore off the roofs at Kapuri Primary School in May last year, it didn’t just threaten the building’s structure but the futures of hundreds of students. But what began as a disaster has…

RENK - “The question all of us should ask ourselves is what we can offer to the communities we join and vice versa.” The words of Mohammed Ahmed Babker, refugee and representative of the Sudanese nomad community, resonated…

JUBA - “Let's stay away from politics. If we start listening to men and acting on their words, we will destroy our country. As women, we have no problem with each other. The problem is with men who spread hate speech among…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - Mundari communities are renowned for their pastoral lifestyle, where cattle are revered as currency, status symbols and a source of identity. While a source of wealth and wellbeing, these precious…