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UN peacekeepers power up Aweil girls football team’s hopes to win regional tournament

Twenty-two of them kick the ball and do all the footballing maneuvers, perhaps aspiring to become professional footballers. But only a few professional footballers have done what they do here in Aweil: they train on a pebble-littered rough pitch, barefoot.

12 Jun 2019

UNMISS on confidence building mission in Twic following spate of cattle raids

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has intensified its confidence building visits in the Twic area following recent hostilities in that left at least 22 people dead, thousands displaced, and several villages burnt down.

11 Jun 2019

Free movement in support of South Sudanese civilians crucial, says head of UNMISS

It is imperative for UN peacekeepers to move freely and without any hindrance so they can carry out their mandate, the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer said on Tuesday in a speech to senior commanders from South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF).

11 Jun 2019

Residents of Anyidi town and internally displaced persons in Bor reconcile after years of conflict

After years of tensions, residents of Anyidi and the community of internally displaced persons staying at the UN protection site in Bor have agreed to put their differences aside and coexist peacefully.

11 Jun 2019

Some respite in Kong village as Mongolian peacekeepers provide much-needed medical services

26-year-old Mary Abuk has travelled for three hours, barefoot, to reach a medical camp run by Mongolian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in the country’s north.

This is her last hope.

10 Jun 2019

Teachers in Aweil commit to teach peace in their schools

Teachers in South Sudan’s Aweil area have been identified as key players in building national identity and social cohesion in schools and the larger society.

10 Jun 2019

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 237

10 Jun 2019

Senior Rwandan military in Aweil: Peacekeepers are the eyes and ears of the United Nations

He has experienced war in his native Rwanda, and now he is serving as a UN peacekeeper in the war-torn country of South Sudan.

09 Jun 2019

Displaced families receive a joyous welcome home after leaving UN protection site

As the sun begins to rise over the sea of white tents dotted throughout the United Nations protection camp, a group of families are already up and about, bustling around as they pack their belongings and prepare for the trip of a lifetime.

07 Jun 2019

‘We are the light of South Sudan,’ say graduates of UN-run vocational school in Bor

The ninth batch of youth who have received training in different fields has graduated from a vocational centre run by Republic of Korean peacekeepers in Bor after completing a 20-week hands-on curriculum.

07 Jun 2019

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