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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.

24 Jul 2017

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172

24 Jul 2017

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.

21 Jul 2017

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.

21 Jul 2017

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.

20 Jul 2017

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.

20 Jul 2017

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.

20 Jul 2017

UN SG - REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON ENHANCING AFRICAN CAPACITIES IN THE AREAS OF PEACE AND SECURITY

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON ENHANCING AFRICAN CAPACITIES IN THE AREAS OF PEACE AND SECURITY New York, 19 July 2017 [as delivered]

Mr. President,

Honourable Ministers,

Distinguished Members of the Council,

Let me begin by thanking the government of China for convening this meeting to focus on enhancing African capacities in the areas of peace and security.

19 Jul 2017