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Juba, 2 June 2013 - On 30 May, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a one-day mission to Boma, Jonglei state. This was the first time UNMISS had returned to Boma since the SPLA entered the town on 18 May.
29 May 2013 - More than 4,000 Bor residents and UNMISS staff gathered to watch a football match between the mission and Jonglei State Football Association todayto celebrate International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
29 May 2013 - United Nations peacekeeping was altering its policies to better bring lasting peace to war-torn countries, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message read out in Juba today to mark International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
29 May 2013 - International Day of UN Peacekeepers was celebrated today across South Sudan today with military marches, readings of the Secretary-General's message, cultural songs, dances and sporting events.
Juba,28 May 2013 - The United Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes the decision of the Government of Japan announced today to expand the area of activities of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) in South Sudan.
27 May 2013 - Focusing on the security situation in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal, the top UNMISS official in the state met today in Aweil North County with the military commander from the UN Interim Forces for Abyei (UNISFA).
27 May 2013 - Dozens of South Sudanese police officers began a two-week airport security training course launched today by the European Union Aviation Security Mission in South Sudan (EUAVSEC) and UN Police.
Children attending presentations by peacekeepers in Bentiu on their countries of origin – Philippines, Mongolia and Bangladesh – in honour of International Day of UN Peacekeepers (29 May). The presentations were followed by a Mongolian cultural song and dance show. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Adhikari.
26 May 2013 - Children recently demobilized from the South Sudanese army were treated to a cultural event today by the UNMISS Mongolian contingent in Bentiu, Unity State.
24 May 2013 - Sudanese nomads currently grazing in Unity state have agreed with their hosts to pay compensation of 75 cattle for intentional killing and 50 for unintentional murder.
The agreement was reached during a three-day migration workshop in Bentiu, which ended today.