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UNMISS facilitates inter-county peace forum in Mayom County. More than a hundred people participated in vibrant discussions.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has facilitated a peace forum addressing the issue of cattle raids taking place among communities in the Greater Liech area.
Residents in Leer County are hardly spoiled when it comes to access to clean, safe water. UNICEF and other humanitarian organizations are working hard to improve the situation.
Hundreds of people including school children in Bentiu gathered today to celebrate World Water Day, commemorated every year on 22 March. The focus of the day is on the importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in developing countries.
Gonzaga FC and their opponents Zalan FC in the final of the UNMISS Sport for Peace football tournament enter the stage.
The Gonzaga Football Club on Sunday, 19 March, won the Sport for Peace football tournament in front of over 5,000 spectators at Rumbek Freedom Square.
Speaking after the game, UNMISS Political Affairs Officer, Mr. Athiaan Majak Malou, urged the audience to embrace peace.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Together for respect, safety and dignity for all.
As the President of the General Assembly just referred, this day reminds us that in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 unarmed protestors were killed in a peaceful protest against the discriminatory pass laws of the racist apartheid regime.
Hervé Ladsous (in the middle), Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, at today's press briefing in Juba, South Sudan.
21 March 2017
Media Briefing by Mr. Hervé Ladsous.
Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 21 March 2017
UN Peacekeeping chief meets president Kiir: Solution to South Sudan’s problems has to be political.
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The President of South Sudan, H.E Salva Kiir, has today received the outgoing Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, in Juba.
UNMISS Peacekeepers from Bangladesh, China and Nepal were involved in the rescue operation following a plane crash in Wau on 20 March.
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The UN Peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous and the Under-Secretary General designate Jean-Pierre Lacroix are in Juba on an official visit, here in a meeting with South Sudan's first vice president Taban Deng Gai.
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities to allow humanitarian assistance to reach communities in need.
Women in Yambio have been discussing means to increase participation in conflict resolution at an UNMISS-led workshop.
More than 50 women from greater Western Equatoria have attended an open peace day workshop in Yambio.
UNMISS Malakal facilitates mini dialogue between IDPs and local leaders from outside the protection of civilians site to restore trust between communities.
On 16 March, UNMISS Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and Communications and Public Information Section facilitated a mini conference in the UNMISS base in Malakal.