Press releases

Madame President and Council Members. Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the situation in South Sudan. I would like to begin by acknowledging the devastation caused by COVID-19 to the people and economies of all Member States and nations around the world. These are truly challenging times…

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 283 - 12 -18 June

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 11 June

Juba, 9 June 2020: Escalating intercommunal clashes in South Sudan are causing immense harm to civilians and risk pulling organized armed groups into conflicts that could unravel the peace agreement, says the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer. Between January and May…

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 281 - 4 June 2020

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update 28 May 2020

New York, 26 May 2020 - A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic and an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan have been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Commander Carla Monteiro de…

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update 21 May 2020

Juba, 21 May 2020: Court hearings for more than 118 young people on remand for alleged criminal activity have been completed at the Juvenile Reformatory Centre in Juba. The hearings began on 25 March as part of a national effort to reduce the backlog of juvenile cases awaiting trial and to decongest…

A patrol of military and civilian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has reached communities in Pieri, in northern Jonglei, who were affected by a series of intercommunal clashes at the weekend. The team is investigating reports that many people were killed, injured…