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UN Security Council delegation visits South Sudan
Juba, September 2016. A delegation from the United Nations Security Council is expected to visit South Sudan on 2nd September, following the recent renewal of the mandate of UNMISS, which underscored the urgency of the…
UNMISS SRSG discusses vitality of upcoming UN Security Council tour in South Sudan
UN Security Council meeting with the Cabinet; Ambassador Power - Let me say a couple of things. First, I think it is extremely important, as the Secretary General has said, that the UN look at its failures to respond to…
UNMISS PoC site Update No.136
UNMISS PoC site Update No.136
UNMISS PoC site Update No.135
UNMISS PoC site Update No.135
Statement by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson at the World Humanitarian Day event in New York (19 August 2016).
Distinguished participants and performers, Dear Friends, Today is a day to remember sacrifices and to honor courageous action. Today is also a day of celebrating our common humanity and our determination to live up to the…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan (Terrain)
The Secretary-General is alarmed by the preliminary findings of a fact finding investigation by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) into the attack on Hotel Terrain in Juba on 11 July, in which one person was…
UN Secretary-General welcomes IGAD Plus agreement on protection force: full statement
Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on South Sudan The Secretary-General welcomes the communique of the Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Plus…
UNMISS Statement on incidents of Sexual violence in the July 2016 conflict in Juba South Sudan
Over the last few weeks, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has received deeply disturbing reports of widespread sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, of women and young girls, by soldiers in uniform…
JMEC statement demands freedom of movement and accountability for ceasefire violations
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) which oversees the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement, has expressed deep concern about the prevailing situation in the country. In a statement, the group…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP
Poverty, violence, human rights abuses and other major problems on the global agenda have in common a failure to respect fundamental norms and values developed over millennia. When greed supersedes concerns about the health…