UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
Indian peacekeepers have evacuated humanitarian workers and are providing them with refuge and support following threats and violent attacks by youth in Renk, a town in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan.
News
On the eve of UN Day 2020, UNMISS peacekeepers evacuate some 32 humanitarian workers following threats and violent attacks by youth groups in Renk, Upper Nile. The humanitarian staff are currently safe and under UNMISS protection.
There were all smiles behind the face masks as UNMISS handed over new facilities to the South Sudanese Police Services in Juba.
Women from different political parties discussing their political participation and how to improve it.
A Bangladeshi vet, serving with UNMISS, in action in Wau.
From 14-16 October 2020, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, visited Bentiu and Malakal for the first time since the coronavirus-related lockdown in South Sudan. SRSG Shearer met with representatives of displaced communities, state officials and humanitarian partners.
A committee to end grave violations of children's rights has been formed in Western Equatoria State.
Youth from different ethnic groups in Western Bahr el-Ghazal State learning more on how to promote social cohesion.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Wau have been helping hundreds of people suffering from eye ailments and/or poor vision.
Prized assets received medical treatment as Indian vets serving with UNMISS visited the Pibor area.
To counter disruptions in education caused by COVID-19, UNMISS peacekeepers from Mongolia hand over school materials for displaced children in Bentiu.