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Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, arrived in Juba today to take on his duties at the helm of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS.
Juba, 25 April 2021: The United Nations is strongly committed to working with the people and leaders of South Sudan to secure stability and eventual prosperity for the world’s newest nation, said the Special Representa
People in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, love good roads. So do the peacekeepers who repair them. Photos: Martin Siba/UNMISS
Trade in Yambio is expected to receive a boost soon, thanks to the rehabilitation work currently ongoing on a nine-kilometer feeder road within the Western Equatorian town.
A new office building for the legal administration in Jonglei State has been financed and handed over by UNMISS. Photo: David Majur Awuou/UNMISS
Justice delayed is justice denied, the saying goes.
Representatives from various communities in and around Tonj have met to discuss how to avoid intercommunal conflicts. Photos: Manyang Mayom/UNMISS
Representatives from districts of the counties of Tonj East and Tonj North had plenty of sticking points to discuss when they gathered in Romich to address frequent deadly intercommunal clashes in this part of Warrap State.
Some 30 representatives from civil society organizations, women, youth and traditional leaders came together to discuss social cohesion at an UNMISS-facilitated peace forum held in Kodok, Upper Nile state. Photo by Samson Liberty/UNMISS.
“We have suffered from numerous conflicts and it is important for us to know how to resolve these amicably, especially disagreements with nomadic herders,” says Anyisa Pagan Amum.
Tie-dyeing fabrics is a great and potentially income-generating skill for women trainees in Lakes State. Photos: Peter Ring Ariik Kuol/UNMISS
A group of 60 women in Lakes State have embarked on a creative endeavour aimed at giving them a life-changing and income-generating skill: they are learning how to tie-dye fabrics.
Indian veterinarians in Upper Nile state conducted a two-day free camp to treat and examine livestock in Renk county.
Following an outbreak of disease among livestock in Renk, Upper Nile state, UNMISS peacekeepers from India deployed to Malakal recently organized a two-day veterinary camp in the county.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda and military observers recently rescued 20 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) workers who were ambushed in Longiro, Eastern Equatoria.
20 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) workers were rescued by Rwandan peacekeepers and United Nations Mission Observers from UNMISS, after being ambushed in Longiro, an area some 58 kilometres north of Torit, Eastern E
Women baking at a vocational training course offered by UNMISS in Aweil. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS
Forty young men and women in Aweil have been given a chance to benefit from a three-month-long vocational training offered by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
UNMISS engineering troops are rehabilitating roads across the country, also in Jonglei State. Photos: Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS
A much-improved road from Bor to the capital Juba is great, but to make the most it, feeder roads must also be in decent condition. Engineering peacekeepers from South Korea are working on making that happen.