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One year ago, it was obvious to me that it was absolutely essential to overcome some misunderstandings of the past and to make sure that there would be a full alignment of the United Nations and the African Union and IGAD, in…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has today conducted a search operation within the Protection of Civilians site next to its base in Juba to determine whether individuals allegedly involved in the abduction and…

Near Verbatim Transcript of Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.188

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.187

Joint statement of the African Union and the United Nations on the situation in South Sudan The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António…

PoC Update 186

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.185

22 December 2017 UNMISS welcomes signing of cessation of hostilities agreement in South Sudan The United Nations Mission in South Sudan welcomes the signing of a cessation of hostilities agreement by parties attending the…

The first Protection of Civilians site has been successfully closed in South Sudan after internally displaced families expressed the desire and confidence to return to their former homes. The site, next to the United Nations…