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UNMISS SRSG; Fighting in the west bank of the River Nile has reached “worrying proportions”
Fighting in the west bank of the River Nile in the north of South Sudan has reached what the head of the UN mission in the country (UNMISS), David Shearer has described as “worrying proportions.” What began with an exchange…
JMEC press release: JMEC dismayed by continued fighting in South Sudan
[THE FULL TEXT OF THE CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS ATTACHED BELOW.] (Audio from Radio Miraya and link to photo album below) JMEC Chairman, H.E. Festus Mogae, opened the February JMEC Plenary, in Juba, by expressing concern and…
Press release: UNMISS “committed to creating conditions of peace and security”
The newly arrived head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has said that the mission is “committed to helping the South Sudanese create the conditions of peace and security,” that internally displaced…
Secretary-General’s remarks to the African Union Summit [as delivered]
Your Excellency Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad and Chairperson of the African Union, Your Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Excellencies, All protocol…
Statement on Malakal Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson, UNMISS Juba, 29 January, 2017
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) remains deeply concerned about the outbreak of fighting between the SPLA and SPLA in Opposition in and around Malakal town, including intermittent shelling that has been…
Joint press statement by the AU, IGAD and the UN - Consultations on South Sudan
The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN) held a joint consultative meeting on South Sudan on January 29, 2017 on the margins of the African Union 28 th…
UNMISS protests detention of Radio Miraya journalist in Juba
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has protested the arrest of a journalist working for the UN Radio in Juba. The Radio Miraya journalist and UN staff member was detained for five hours, by SPLA soldiers while covering a…
President of the UN Security Council reads statement on the situation in South Sudan (audio and video)
Statement read by H.E. Mr. Olof Skoog (Sweden) Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of January 2017, on the situation in South Sudan (United Nations Mission in the…
NEW HEAD OF THE UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN DELIVERS FIRST STATEMENT
David Shearer, the new Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), delivered his first statement upon arriving in Juba on Friday 20 January at approximately 4.15 pm…
NEW HEAD OF THE UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN ARRIVES IN JUBA
The new Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. David Shearer (New Zealand), has arrived in the country to…