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United Nations Peacekeeping
An attack on a United Nations base has been strongly condemned by the head of the UN Mission inSouth Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, as being carried out with callous disregard for the lives forcivilians as well as UN and humanitarian workers.
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UNMISS peacekeepers repel attack on base in famine area
The UNMISS Indian engineering company maintains the Bentiu-Abeimnom-AjakKuac road, which was severely damaged by the previous rain season. The roadwork has enabled humanitarian convoys of food aid to arrive from Juba
UNMISS chief David Shearer is urging the warring parties in South Sudan to “stop the suffering they are causing" and is "extremely concerned" for an estimated 50,000 displaced people believed to be in Aburoc, Upper Nile. (Archive photo from Malakal, Upper Nile).
Students in Bor receive UNMISS training on gender and HIV awareness.
The UNMISS Japanese engineering contingent has been praised for teaching self-defense skills to South Sudanese women.
South Sudanese police officers in Bentiu being briefed on respect for human rights.
UNMISS SRSG briefing the Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan.