The Japanese engineering contingent of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has initiated road repair work at Gudele Bridge in Luri County, Jubek State. The maintenance operation will cover 35 kilometres of road and is expected to be completed in six weeks.
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UNMISS engineering troops repairing a stretch of road near Gudele Bridge, Juba. In total, UNMISS engineers from various countries are working on improving 1,200 kilometres of roads around the country.
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Food insecurity in South Sudan is on the rise, and children are among those worst affected. Photo: UNICEF.
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UNMISS conducting a community outreach activity in Abinajok district.
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Yasmin Sooka and Ken Scott, two of three members of a United Nations-mandated Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on a visit to Juba in December 2016.
“An independent mechanism is needed to immediately assist in investigating violations in South Sudan, in advance of the establishment of the hybrid court,” a United Nations-mandated Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, has said.
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Press statement: Senior UN human rights official condemns the deplorable rights situation in South Sudan and calls for prompt establishment of a court to prosecute atrocity crimes.
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Members of the Rajaf East community on the outskirts of Juba were thoroughly entertained when local comedians explained the UNMISS mandate to them on Wednesday 15 February.