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South Sudan’s military and civil society in dialogue to stem conflict-related sexual violence

There is a new push to put an end to the spectre of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan, with a new form of engagement between civil society and the military.

19 Jun 2019

Ambassadors unite to push for peace in South Sudan

When violence erupted in the villages around Bor, Paul Duop Lam ran for his life, heading straight to the United Nations base in the town in the hope of finding sanctuary.

19 Jun 2019

In the absence of teachers, UN peacekeepers step in to teach at Aweil Secondary School

United Nations peacekeepers stationed in South Sudan's Aweil area have started giving English and Mathematics lessons to students at Aweil Secondary School, to fill a gap left by teachers who have abandoned the profession.

18 Jun 2019

New commitment to end cattle raids in Greater Unity reached at UNMISS-supported conference

A group of women waits to welcome a high-powered delegation of politicians from South Sudan’s north. Gogrial area’s Governor Victor Atem Atem and his Twic counterpart, Governor Atem Madut Yak are jetting in onboard United Nations flights.

17 Jun 2019

Rwanda’s Umuganda-style clean-up exercise brought to Juba by UN peacekeepers

It’s a crisp Saturday morning. The sun is out, and so are close to a thousand Juba-based peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

15 Jun 2019

Children take on UN radio airwaves to champion their rights ahead of Day of the African Child

It may have started like any other day, but this was no ordinary day for a bunch of excited South Sudanese students.

15 Jun 2019

Zimbabwean woman tackling gender-based violence as she changes lives of the displaced in South Sudan

Zimbabwe’s Emma Madziva stands at attention as a medal is pinned on her left breast pocket, just next to her name tag.

The five-feet-three-inches-tall peacekeeper now proudly wears her first-ever United Nations medal, honouring her peacekeeping work in South Sudan’s Unity area.

14 Jun 2019

First-ever Albanian female peacekeepers committed to leaving a mark in South Sudan

Trained as a chemical engineer and a lawyer, one would have thought that Viola Hoxha and Valentina Korbi would be tucked somewhere in the comfort of home in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

14 Jun 2019

UNMISS to the rescue: Torit hospital receives much-needed water supply

Patients at Torit’s main hospital have one thing less to worry about, thanks to the timely intervention of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which has got water flowing again at the health facility.

14 Jun 2019

South Sudan appeals for more funding in new robust plan to keep Ebola at bay

South Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Thursday launched an appeal for 12 million US dollars to help in its Ebola preparedness plan, following news of confirmed Ebola cases in neighbouring Uganda.

13 Jun 2019

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