Michael Kingsley-Nyinah from the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has called upon the government and people of South Sudan to remember the hope and joy that filled the nation at independence as they work towards resolving the crisis.

On Wednesday 7 December the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) handed over the newly renovated secondary school in Cueibet, west of Rumbek. The renovation was done as a Quick Impact Project, to improve access to education in the region.

On 7 December, UNMISS peacekeepers are standing up together to create a bold, visible force for a gender-equal world, organizing the “He for She” pledge ceremony and acknowledging the importance of gender equality, as part of the campaign for 16 Days of Activism against Sexual and Gender-based Vi