News

Bentiu South Sudan Protection of Civilians cholera prevention campaign health partners

Bentiu health workers trained to prevent potential cholera outbreak

IOM, the International Organization of Migration, and the State Ministry of Health in Bentiu and partners have been training 160 health workers to respond to a potential outbreak of cholera.

10 Aug 2016

UNMISS Malakal South Sudan protection of civilians church faith-based groups Civil Affairs

New church within UNMISS PoC site in Malakal promotes peace between communities

A new church, Dolieb Hill, has been built inside the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal. The Presbyterian Church welcomed more than a thousand Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at its official launch.

09 Aug 2016

South Sudan UN Secretary-General UNMISS IGAD Plus protection force agreement

UN Secretary-General welcomes IGAD Plus agreement on protection force: full statement

Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on South Sudan

07 Aug 2016

OHCHR Spokesperson Rupert Colville South Sudan human rights UNMISS violations accountability impunity

OHCHR Spokesperson video on human rights abuses and accountability

In this video, OHCHR Spokesperson Rupert Colville discusses recent UN investigations revealing that government security forces carried out killings, rape, looted and destroyed properties during the recent violence in the South Sudanese capital Juba.

05 Aug 2016

South Sudan health children UNMISS Miraya breastfeeding world week

Health authorities promote breastfeeding in South Sudan

The benefits of breastfeeding are in the limelight as authorities in South Sudan join the international community in observing World Breastfeeding Week.

04 Aug 2016

UNMISS Force Commander, Lieutenant General John Mogoa Kimani Ondieke

The UNMISS Force Commander speaks about Protection of Civilians and the readiness of the Force in light of recent events.

In recent weeks UNMISS Force has been asked some telling questions about its readiness and commitment to the challenge of bringing peace to South Sudan.

03 Aug 2016

UNMISS Civil Affairs Division conflict resolution mitigation management South Sudan Torit Lakes

How to mitigate and resolve community conflicts – the Torit story

In efforts to mitigate conflicts at the grass root level, the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division in Torit has engaged a number of civil society groups to work with their respective communities.

One such group is the “Union of Monyomiji” in Torit, which literally translated as “Youth Union”.

03 Aug 2016

USG Stephen O'Brien Wau Juba South Sudan peacekeeping UNMISS humanitarian

UN envoy: Peace priority to address humanitarian situation in South Sudan

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien, who is currently visiting South Sudan, has demanded unhindered access for humanitarian and aid workers trying to reach needy populations in Wau.

03 Aug 2016

Malakal protection of civilians school UNICEF South Sudan school material

UNICEF and partners address challenges in education at PoC sites in Malakal

The United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF and the NGO INTERSOS are working collectively to tackle the lack of educational materials reported by students to improve the teaching standard at the UNMISS Protection of Civilian site in Malakal.

02 Aug 2016

UNMISS Statement on incidents of Sexual violence in the July 2016 conflict in Juba South Sudan

Over the last few weeks, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has received deeply disturbing reports of widespread sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, of women and young girls, by soldiers in uniform and also by unidentified armed groups of men in plainclothes.

01 Aug 2016

Local Time

UNMISS

News

Pages

Search

News

Pages