Press releases

Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council today on the situation in South Sudan. On 9 July, the Republic of South Sudan will mark its tenth anniversary as an independent state. Council members will recollect the jubilation ten years ago when we welcomed South Sudan to the…

[near verbatim] Good morning everybody. Thank you for joining me today, and thanks also to those who are tuning in live on Radio Miraya. As you know, I arrived in Juba to take up the role of SRSG about six weeks ago. Although I’ve spent almost 20 years working in greater Sudan, and much of that on…

A joint delegation to Pibor on 1 June 2021, consisting of representatives from the African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC), the African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), the…

[ As Delivered] I would like to begin by thanking the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Albino Bol Dhieu, for being with us on this special day. I also acknowledge Ambassador David Buom Choat, the Director of International Organizations, for joining us today. Thank you also to our other…

Juba, 16 May 2021: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom, has expressed deep concern over the fresh escalation of violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. “We are alarmed by the renewed violence between community-based militias, similar to the serious…

Jam Jang, 27 April 2021: Mongolian peacekeepers have acted quickly to protect humanitarian workers who were attacked by angry youths during a demonstration in the remote area of Jam Jang in the Unity region of South Sudan. On Saturday morning, approximately 50 youth began a violent demonstration…

Juba, 25 April 2021: The United Nations is strongly committed to working with the people and leaders of South Sudan to secure stability and eventual prosperity for the world’s newest nation, said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom, on his arrival in the country.…

[Near Verbatim] Good afternoon everybody. Thank you all for joining me today and welcome to everyone who is tuning on Radio Miraya. This is my final press conference as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, the UN Mission in South Sudan. I wanted to take this…

On the eve of his departure after more than four years as the UN’s top envoy in South Sudan, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission thanked the people of South Sudan for their support and wished them well. “I have so much admiration…

Fifty-eight women and children who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal fighting in Jonglei State in South Sudan are finally being reunited with their families. The exchange of abducted women and children came following a community-led goodwill agreement between the Lou Nuer, Murle…