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UNMISS peacekeepers with residents of Lafon County, who managed to recover goods stolen from a humanitarian partners as one of its convoys was recently ambushed. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
“Youth from my village followed the trail of footprints left by criminals to Odiradira and managed to retrieve t-shirts, caps and documents which were stolen from humanitarian representatives.
13 August 2021: IGAD, UNMISS, RJMEC and CTSAMVM welcome and commend the 10th August 2021 resolution of the Presidency of the Republic of South Sudan reiterating its commitment to the implementatio
More than 30,000 people in and around Tambura are thought to have been displaced by violence. UNMISS has visited them, looking into reports of grave human rights violations. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS
“They cut my ear off and killed my relatives,” says a 27-year-old community member from the greater Tambura area who prefers to remain unnamed as he recounts the chilling tale of his abduction last month, where he lost his left ear and three of his br
Juba, 11 August 2021: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is concerned at the division that has developed within the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), and which led to clashes bet
Peacekeepers from UNMISS are continuing to patrol across Western Equatoria to ensure that tensions remain low and the recent upsurge of armed attacks in the greater Tambura region does not spread to other areas. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS.
“Since the Signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, our area has been calm and we were able to return to our homes after some years of living away as displaced people,” said Florence Peter, a resident of Rimenze village, to visiting peacekeepers from the United Nations Missio
Some 200 patients in Wau benefited from a free eye treatment clinic run by UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh. Photo by Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS.
Francis Bangi, a veterinarian in Wau, South Sudan, has suffered from poor eyesight for more than 20 years now.
UNPOL officers in Aweil recently facilitated a road safety training for some 25 motorcycle taxi or boda boda drivers. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS.
25 boda boda (motorcycle taxi) operators in Aweil town of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State have committed themselves to abide by traffic laws to mitigate accidents.
UNMISS recently handed over a primary healthcare centre in Mboro, Western Bahr El Ghazal, thereby ensuring that residents of this remote area finally have access to basic health facilities. Photo by Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS.
A large and joyful crowd gathered to enjoy music and traditional dances at the handover of a primary healthcare centre in Mboro located within Besselia payam (administrative division) in Western Bahr el Ghazal, South
Juba, 4 August 2021: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan welcomes the swearing into office of 504 members of the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly and 84 members of the Council of States as a
UNMISS and UNDP have jointly embarked on reviewing Police-Community Relations Committees across Jonglei and Greater Pibor to ensure increased community ownership of law and order. This is part of a nation-wide revision of such Committees with the final aim of uniting them under a single policy of operations. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS.
A technical working group has recommended that Police-Community Relations Committees be headed by traditional leaders in Jonglei and Greater Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan.