UNMISS Press Releases

Statement attributable to the Principal Public Information Officer, UNMISS Statement on increased incidents of violence in South Sudan The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is extremely concerned over increased reports of…

UNMISS Statement on Yei: Call for immediate cessation of hostilities. Statement attributable to the Principal Public Information Officer, UNMISS The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is extremely concerned by the…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.139

‘Addressing impunity on sexual and gender-based violence in South Sudan’ Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Your…

UNMISS PoC Update No.138

At the initiative of the United Nations, core regional and international partners of the South Sudan peace process met on September 23, 2016, on the margins of the General Debate of the seventy-first session of the United…

Speakers: Mr. Jean-Luc Stalon, UNDP Acting Country Director Mr. Biplove Choudhary, UNDP Senior Advisor Facilitator – Shantal Persaud – UNMISS Acting Spokesperson Mr. Jean-Luc Stalon- What I would like to share with you today…

We are here to support and consolidate peace in South Sudan. We know that South Sudan is a long way from resolving its many challenges and problems. When President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar came together in April to…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS TO HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN New York, 22 September 2016 [as delivered] Thank you for being here today to discuss the critical situation in South Sudan. For…

Every year on the International Day of Peace, the United Nations calls on warring parties to lay down their arms and observe a 24-hour global ceasefire. The symbolism of a day without fighting is a crucial reminder that…