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Students at St. Comboni’s welcome visit from UN family ahead of United Nations Day

Walking in single file, over 100 students from St. Comboni’s Secondary School in Juba enter the assembly hall chatting and giggling.

This was an afternoon they had been looking forward to for weeks.

18 Oct 2017

UN Peacekeeping Chief urges all South Sudanese leaders to commit fully to revitalization forum

The United Nation’s peacekeeping chief has urged South Sudanese political leaders to bring the country back from the “impending abyss” by making the compromises needed to achieve sustainable peace.

18 Oct 2017

UN Sports for Peace event unites communities in troubled Maridi region

While sports is often about competition, the diverse communities of Maridi have come together in an expression of unity to enjoy a special Sports for Peace event organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

17 Oct 2017

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.178

17 Oct 2017

“Stand Up For Someone’s Human Rights, today, tomorrow, everyday”: UNMISS Human Rights Chief

Fun and flair were the order of the day as scores of people gathered for the launch of the ‘Stand Up For Someone’s Rights Today’ national campaign in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.

17 Oct 2017

UN rehabilitation of police post will strengthen security in conflict-ridden Boma

A run-down police post in the troubled region of Boma is to be renovated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to help strengthen law and order and provide a secure environment for the local community.

17 Oct 2017

UNMISS Force Commander awards UN medal to Indian Peacekeepers in Bor

Fifty Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have been awarded the UN Medal for their professionalism and service in protecting civilians and building durable peace in the conflict-ridden country.

13 Oct 2017

Catastrophic flooding affects thousands of families in conflict-ridden Pibor

Thousands of families already struggling because of ongoing violence in Pibor are in desperate need of further assistance after severe flooding washed away houses, livestock, and farmland in the Jonglei region of South Sudan.

13 Oct 2017

Ghanaian peacekeepers donate medical supplies to Bentiu hospital

The cries of babies echo in the hospital waiting room.

Children pressed against their mothers stare up at the nurse calling out the names of patients, desperate to see the doctor.

13 Oct 2017

Talks continue on disarmament and reintegration of child soldiers in Western Equatoria

Talks are continuing on the disarmament and reintegration of former opposition fighters, including child soldiers, back into their communities in the Western Equatorian region of South Sudan.

13 Oct 2017

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