Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Field Support Anthony Banbury presenting a United Nations flag to Delfino Abbas Alex, brother of the late Peter Kiko, during a memorial ceremony in Juba for the two UNMISS national staff members who died in the 9 April ambush of an UNMISS convoy ne

9 April 2013- The mandate of UNMISS does not include the defense of South Sudan's international boundaries or the monitoring of its border with Sudan, UNMISS staff members said at a community outreach event held today in Aweil North County in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State.

10 April 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, paid tribute today to the five members of the UNMISS Indian Battalion who died in an ambush in Jonglei state on Tuesday.