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UNMISS chief David Shearer and the mayor of Torit, Juliana Mamoi Choko, give a symbolical hand to the building of a Safe House for vulnerable civilians in need of protection.
Seven-year-old Nancy does not know it yet, but in five or six years’ time she will have to give up her home life and become the property of a family she has never met, all because her mother committed a crime.
Various components of UNMISS and humanitarian actors were involved in putting out fires and assisting affected internally displaced persons in the Bentiu PoC site.
Swift, well-coordinated actions by different components of UNMISS saw two separate outbreaks of fire in the Bentiu protection of civilians site being taken care of without any resulting deaths or injuries. The fires, occurring over the weekend, destroyed a total of 117 shelters.
Dr. Bny Agyiri is part of the Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) based in Leer. So far, Dr. Agyiri has delivered 35 babies, with a 100 per cent survival rate, in an area with no other health facilities.
Ghanaian peacekeeping troops (GHANBATT) serving under the UN Mission in South Sudan are providing desperately needed medical services to the local population in Leer County in Southern Unity state.
UNMISS chief David Shearer strongly condemns the killing of six aid workers, calling it "utterly reprehensible".
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The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, David Shearer has urged the South Sudanese government to investigate and apprehend the killers of six aid workers on Saturday.
The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, strongly condemns the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March.
The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, has strongly condemned the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March. The aid workers were travelling from Juba to Pibor.
Over thirty senior military officers from former armed groups in Western Equatoria have attended an UNMISS-led two-day training in Yambio on protection of children and vulnerable groups during armed conflict.
Scared civilians fleeing Pibor town, fearing an imminent outbreak of violence that ended up not happening. For a few hours, hundreds sought shelter close to the UNMISS base.
On Thursday afternoon between 800 and 1,000 civilians ran from Pibor town, seeking shelter at what used to be a protection of civilians (PoC) site next to the UNMISS base.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke to members of the Security Council yesterday.
(Full coverage of the 23 March 2017 Security Council session on South Sudan here)
Excellencies,
Women in Malakal discuss ways to increase participation in conflict resolution. Dialogue is the way, they reckon.
More than seventy women from the greater Upper Nile have attended a one-day multi-ethnic women’s dialogue at the UNMISS Malakal base. The group discussed possible approaches to conflict resolution, laying down the foundation for future dialogue forums between communities in the area.
UNMISS chief David Shearer today visited Torit in Imatong State, an area from which as many as 75 per cent of the residents may have fled due to a lack of food.