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Rebuilding Lives in Malakal
On a long winding road in Malakal town, lined mostly with county government offices and ministry headquarters, Eliza Wanykow Chan opens her teashop.
It is 6 o’clock in the morning. The town is just coming to life.
Rwandan peacekeepers awarded UN medals for service
Looking sharp in their military uniforms, men and women from the Rwanda Aviation Unit 5 (RAU 5) stood proudly as they were awarded UN Medals in recognition of their service.
UN Peacekeepers Provide Comfort to Displaced South Sudanese in Rimenze
Internally displaced people seeking sanctuary at a Catholic church in Rimenze are grateful to UN peacekeepers for their willingness to stay with them overnight in what they describe as “hell on earth”.
Religious and Political Leaders in Gok Urged to Champion Peace Talks
Religious and political leaders are being urged to lead a peace and reconciliation campaign in the Lakes region of South Sudan, which has been the scene of ongoing intercommunal conflict driven by cattle-raiding.
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172
UN camp residents in South Sudan “feel safer” after weapons searches
It is 6.30 in the morning and as the sun rises some 250 UN police officers and support staff prepare to enter a camp for displaced people adjacent to the UN base in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
UN Security Council urges South Sudan leaders to seize fresh opportunity for peace
Members of the United Nations Security Council have urged South Sudanese leaders to seize the opportunity to revitalise the peace process offered by a new plan to bring “estranged” groups together, restore the ceasefire, and fully implement the 2015 peace deal.
UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu
A campaign to get young girls to go back to school and to encourage teachers to deliver a better education has been launched in Bentiu, northern South Sudan.
UN and government authorities condemn armed attacks and call for calm in Jonglei
A joint delegation of UN and government officials have condemned an armed attack on a small community in the Jonglei region of South Sudan in which dozens of people were killed and wounded, children were abducted, and thousands of cattle stolen.
Entrepreneurship at the UN PoC site keeps shop owner going
Fifty-six year old Gabriel Gatluak Kuei was forced to flee his home in Jebel, on the outskirts of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, after fighting broke out in 2013.