Press releases

JUBA, 23 December 2020 This year has been one of the most challenging we may face in our lifetime given the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all our lives, right across the world. Whether we are UNMISS peacekeepers…

Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon everybody. Very nice to be with you once again. I want to start by going back to this time last year. Back then, the political situation was fragile. The parties had just agreed to a…

[near verbatim] It’s good to see you in person, although I know some of you are still wary, as you should be, about these COVID times. And thank you to all of those people who are joining us on Radio Miraya. It’s good to be…

Vice Presidents Members of the Steering committee Excellencies Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Delegates from across South Sudan. Thank you for being here and making this event a success, particularly at this…

New York, Friday, 30 October 2020 – The UN Department of Peace Operations announced that Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia, currently serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will be awarded the 2020 United…

Juba, 29 September 2020 - Good afternoon everybody. It’s good to be with you again and to see you in person, albeit with your facemasks on. It’s important, as we know, to follow these COVID prevention measures to keep us all…

[AS DELIVERED] STATEMENT OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DAVID SHEARER BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN Juba, 16 September 2020 Mr. President and Council Members. Thank…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. The UN Security Council is scheduled to…

Thank you for joining me today. Good morning everybody. It is good to see you all again in person, even with your masks on. With COVID, it’s a difficult time for us, and I appreciate you being here and taking the appropriate…

Juba - A temporary peacekeeping base is being established at Lobonok, in the Central Equatorian region of South Sudan, to help deter violence after a surge in armed attacks on civilians and humanitarian convoys. Yesterday…