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UNMISS PoC sites Update No.228 - 25 February 2019
A need to overcome societal obstacles to unleash the full potential of women was pointed out when female leaders gathered in Joppa, near Juba.
Women leaders in Joppa near Juba have added their voices to the many calling for stakeholders at all levels of society to pay special attention to fulfilling the needs of women and girls when the new peace accord is implemented.
“I was abducted in 1994 and became a child soldier at age 14. I was young. We walked the bush for six years. We were in the bush fighting till we gained independence in 2011 as South Sudan. Some of my colleagues died in the bush, others are still in the army.”
People living in the Bieh, Lankien and Akobo areas of the Jonglei region are hopeful for peace to prevail.
“I left Waat five years ago. Today if we are here, I am sure that peace is here. I am happy that today, 20 February 2019, I can return here, without been chased away or be met with fighting.”
Road being robustly fixed by nimble UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh.
The flow of traffic between Yambio and Mundri has increased over the past few weeks as Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan continue with much-needed road repairs.
A proud day for Nepal as the country's peacekeepers in Rumbek received UN service medals.
Rajendra Baniya is part of the Nepalese peacekeeping contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Based in Rumbek, Rajendra has a strong “passion to save humanity”.
Issues impeding voluntary returns in opposition-controlled areas of Wau have been raised at a one-day round-table discussion that brought together the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement in Opposition (SPLA/M-IO) in the area.
Margaret Nyarach, one of the internally displaced persons getting ready to leave the UN protection site in Wau
The UN Mission in South Sudan is finalizing preparations for the assisted voluntary return of more than 20 people – all from the Greater Upper Nile – who had sought sanctuary at its base in Wau.
Know your enemy. Ebola awareness posters being distributed in South Sudanese communities bordering the DR Congo.
South Sudanese refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “commuting” to their home country in search of food not given to them across the border do not only constitute a sad hu
A peace-promoting cultural event in a Juba Protection of Civilians site attracted thousands of participants and spectators.
There is a sea of white tents as far as the eye can see.
The makeshift structures next to the United Nations base in Juba are home to thousands of families displaced by the war that has plagued South Sudan for more than five years.