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Bentiu residents committed to working with UNMISS to implement new mandate

Efforts to explain the new mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and build trust and confidence with the community are underway with the first of a series of workshops held in Bentiu.

09 Apr 2018

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UNMISS fire response teams swiftly react after cargo plane crash lands in Wau

Fire response teams from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) swiftly removed a cargo flight that crash-landed at Wau Airport from the runway, making it safe for flights to resume their operations normally.

06 Apr 2018

UNMISS forum in Warrap stresses role of women in managing conflict and building peace

The need to include women and youth in resolving conflicts and peacebuilding has been emphasized at a two-day workshop organized by the Gender Affairs Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in the Warrap region of South Sudan.

06 Apr 2018

A Ray of Sporting Hope, as UNMISS Joins Community in Malakal to Rehabilitate Stadium

Bees occupy the floodlights that were once used to illuminate the playing fields. Paint has peeled off from the walls, and the endless iron sheet fencing is falling apart.

06 Apr 2018

Some relief in Wau as Bangladeshi peacekeepers bring medical services to the locals

Residents of Wau town were this week relieved of some of their physical pain and ailments, as Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the town by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), pitched camp, providing basic medical services.

04 Apr 2018

UNMISS chief rides with boda boda motorcyclists in campaign for peace and safety

The streets of Juba were today lit up in midday excitement, as David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), joined some 400 boda boda motorcyclists, riding through the city in a campaign aimed at increasing road safety

29 Mar 2018

On visit to Bor, head of UNMISS stresses need to create conditions for displaced people to return home

On his second visit to Bor town in Jonglei, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has underscored the need to urgently remove the obstacles that stop the people displaced by conflict from returning home.

27 Mar 2018

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UNMISS in Aweil hands over completed quick impact projects to local communities

In an effort to empower women in the region, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Northern Bahr el Gahzal region has handed over two quick impact projects to communities in Aweil town and in the Aweil East area.

23 Mar 2018

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UNMISS completes rehabilitation of road linking Kuajok, Wau and Tonj

The Chinese Engineering Company of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Wau has completed more than 170 kilometres of robust road rehabilitation, linking the towns of Kuajok, Wau and Tonj.

23 Mar 2018

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Greater Kajo-Keji hosts ghost towns and hibernating villages as fear and insecurity prevail

Greater Kajo-Keji, consisting of the four counties of Nyepo, Kangapo, Liwolo and Kajo-Keji in the Yei River region, was once blooming and full of life and farmers. Nowadays the area lays in ruins as most of its inhabitants have fled for their lives to refugee camps in Uganda.

23 Mar 2018

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