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Crackdown on Yambio teenagers monitored by UNMISS child protection officers

Child protection officers are closely monitoring a new order issued to police by local authorities in Yambio to tackle underage drinking and nightclubbing to ensure that young people are treated appropriately if arrested and prosecuted.

05 Oct 2017

Respecting human rights will help build peace in Yambio

Teaching children about the importance of respecting each other’s human rights will help South Sudan build a peaceful and prosperous nation for future generations, says the Officer in Charge of the United Nations Field Office in Yambio, Caroline Waudo.

04 Oct 2017

UN police boost safety for women outside South Sudan protection sites

A group of women walk just outside a UN protection site in South Sudan’s capital Juba. The path is well trodden, but following abundant rain is overgrown with vegetation.

03 Oct 2017

Youth in Eastern Equatoria celebrate peace through sport

Hundreds of young people have been united by a shared love for sport and a desire for peace in the troubled Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan, which is continuing to experience ongoing violence between armed groups.

03 Oct 2017

Peace and Reconciliation begins with a single handshake in Ngauro

A single handshake can symbolize profound change and a strong step towards reconciliation in a conflict-affected country like South Sudan, where intercommunal violence, revenge killings, cattle raiding, and ethnic conflict are common.

03 Oct 2017

Chinese Peacekeeping Battalion Awarded UN Medal for Service

Chinese peacekeepers serving with the United Nations in Juba have had many reasons to celebrate over the last two days.

02 Oct 2017

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.177

02 Oct 2017

UNMISS Ghanaian veterinarians provide relief for Bentiu cattle farmers

Just outside of Bentiu town in northern South Sudan, is Biemruok Cattle Camp.

A herd of 2,000 white long-horn cattle grazing in the camp tower majestically over their keepers as young children keep themselves busy milking some of the cows.

02 Oct 2017

Apuk community try to restore peace in aftermath of intercommunal violence

More than 150 political, community, women and youth leaders have come together with traditional chiefs and cattle farmers in the Bahr El-Ghazal region to learn to how to better manage conflict during a special forum organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

30 Sep 2017

Malakal Town Celebrates Cultural Diversity in Song and Dance

The sound of drums filled the air as performers whirled across the dance floor in a riot of colour, dance and song in celebration of their tribal diversity.

It was the first cultural day to be commemorated in Malakal town since the civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013.

28 Sep 2017

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