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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan
The Secretary-General welcomes the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan on 22 February 2020.
Civilians living near the Pantit cantonment site discuss how relations with the armed forces can be improved.
Armed forces of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance and the South Sudan People’s Defense Force staying at the Pantit cantonment site near Aweil have agreed with the surrounding civilian communities to live in peace with each other.
Civil society at an UNMISS peace forum call for parties to end their dispute over states and form a transitional government.
Civil society advocates are calling for parties to put aside their dispute over future states and form a transitional government so that peace can be secured in the best interests of the people of South Sudan.
With many people returning to previously conflict-ridden Mundri, water has become scarce.
Good news sometimes comes with problems attached. Just consider Mundri in Western Equatoria: previously hit hard by conflict, relative peace in the area has tempted many displaced people to return to the area – with acute water shortage being one of the unwanted side effects.
Zoyia Amou Matur’s love for volleyball began when she was just nine years old.
“Volleyball is discipline, love, unity and, above all, it is peace,” she says.
Zoyia was inspired by her father, a former footballer, who encouraged her passion for sport.
Dressed in brightly coloured athletics outfits identifying their home areas, hundreds of young sportspeople paraded proudly around the field to the beat of a band as they came together as ambassadors for peace.
Wang Deng is proud of, and passionate about, his country.
In 2002, the former soldier in the Sudan People’s Liberation Army was injured during a fierce battle on the frontlines of the war for independence in the city of Malakal in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan.
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 266 - 17 Feb 2020
Regular patrols by peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are helping restore calm to Tonj in the Warrap region which has suffered a recent spike in intercommunal violence related to cattle migration.
UNMISS urges parties to form transitional government