Press releases

Juba - A General Court Martial conducted in Wau has found a soldier serving with the South Sudan Peoples’ Defense Forces guilty of the abduction and murder of a United Nations Mission in South Sudan national staff member, while he was on official duty in Hai Masna, Western Bahr-el-Ghazal, on 15…

JUBA - The Judiciary of South Sudan (JoSS), with support from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, today commenced expedited trials at the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Court in Juba. The two-week initiative, which will conclude…

JUBA / BENTIU - In collaboration with the Unity State Government, the Judiciary of South Sudan (JOSS) and the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MoJCA), the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is supporting the deployment of the Bentiu Internally Displaced Persons Camp Court…

Juba – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns today’s ambush on its patrol travelling to Pajut, Jonglei state, by unidentified armed individuals. Two peacekeepers were killed in the attack, while seven others were injured, including three peacekeepers, two South Sudan…

JUBA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has increased its peacekeeping patrols in and around the Bentiu camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following an incident on 19 August that resulted in deaths and injuries among civilians and security personnel. The Mission is also…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the situation in South Sudan. Since my last briefing in April, political discourse in South Sudan has increasingly been dominated by preparations for the December elections and by…

Juba, 8 July 2026 – As South Sudan marks its 15th Independence Day, I extend my warm congratulations to the country’s citizens and its leaders. This anniversary is an opportunity to honor the courage and determination of the South Sudanese people while reflecting on the future they seek, one defined…

JUBA - Despite a modest decline in the number of documented incidents, civilian casualties remained high in the first quarter of 2026, with killings and sexual violence rising significantly amid ongoing armed conflict, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) latest…

[Near Verbatim] Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Honourable Albino Akol Atak, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, My fellow Peacekeepers, Thank you for joining us on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, as we commemorate this occasion under the theme “Invest in Peace”…

[NEAR VERBATIM] Thank you for joining me and welcome to everyone listening on Radio Miraya. It’s a pleasure to speak with you in my new role as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. I would like to begin by paying tribute to my…