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More than a couple of games, the recent Sports for Peace event in Bentiu united a massive crowd of people for a few precious hours together. Photos: Peter Bateman/UNMISS
UNITY – The adage is old, but it still holds true: Sports unite; most recently some 10,000 people in Bentiu.
Thousands came to an UNMISS event in Aweil North County to enjoy music, dancing and information about the country's peace process. Photos: Deng Mou/UNMISS
NORTHERN-BAHR-EL-GHAZAL – Everyone can do something for peace, and on this day, under the theme “Peace Begins with Me”, the time had come to Pamat in Aweil North County.
Juba, 11 June 2023: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) expresses deep regret for the loss of life and offers condolences to the affected families in the Malakal UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site. It urges community leaders to continue to cooperate with all
A massive explosion at an SSPDF ammunition depot in Rubkona has led to civilian injuries as well as propelled unexploded ordnance and dangerous debris across a nearly two-kilometer radius. UNMAS demining teams are surveying and clearing the area, but it's a long road ahead to make the ground safe for communities once again. Photo by Peter Bateman/UNMISS
BENTIU – Deafening explosions resounded around Rubkona town last night as a fire at the Division Four headquarters of the South Sudan People's Defense Force (SSPDF) ammunitions depot caused dangerous ordnance to rip into homes and barracks.
Poetry in motion: Man, machine and pedestrians in perfect harmony, all thanks to Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with UNMISS in Torit. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
EASTERN EQUATORIA- Melancholic. Magnanimous. Massive or miserable. And, most importantly, multidirectional. Roads can be all of that, and more.
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 20 others injured, as conflict erupted in the early hours of the morning between two displaced communities sheltering in the UN Protection Site in Malakal, South Sudan.
JUBA – This morning, the sound of gunshots ripped through the usual stillness of dawn adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s base in Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile state.
**Update for Editors** As of 6 p.m. local time, the death toll stands at a total of 13 people, three of whom were brought in for emergency treatment to the UNMISS hospital in Malakal, while 10 others passed away in different facilities.
It's always heartwarming when peacekeepers go beyond the mandate to help local communities build livelihood skills! On World Environment Day, Chinese peacekeepers in Wau presented sustainable ways to leverage kitchen gardens and produce high quality yields that will enable small farmers feed their families and conduct bustling trade in local markets. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS
WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Floods, deforestation, plastic pollution, and poor agricultural yields were good enough reasons for authorities in Wau to join peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to mark World Environment Day.
Justice actors in the Greater Bahr El Ghazal region should be able to speed up court proceedings, thanks to a green energy handover by UNMISS that will help combat frequent power outages in court houses through solar-powered electricity. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS
WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Strong justice systems are the bedrock of peace and security.
UNMISS organized a training managing the return and reintegration process for local stakeholders in Eastern Equatoria. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS.
EASTERN EQUATORIA - As South Sudan looks forward to holding its first ever free, fair and credible elections in December 2024, encouraging voluntary returns by those internally displaced due to conflict and civil war is critical.