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University students join boot camp to develop mobile apps for peace
Sixteen students from the University of Juba are currently giving up a week of their school programme to develop mobile phone applications for peace building and literacy in South Sudan.
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament wounded.
Civil Society lobbies Facebook to block pages promoting hate speech in South Sudan
The Executive Director of the Community for Progress Organization, is lobbying a US-based social media platform, Facebook, to either block or censor pages that incite and promote hate speech in South Sudan.
South Sudan Olympian encourages nation to silence the guns
“The needs of the youth in South Sudan will never be met unless the guns are silenced,” says Olympian Kenyi Santino, who spoke at the UN Day Celebration in Juba, South Sudan.
Statement from SRSG Ellen Margrethe Loej; UN Day 2016
Ellen Margrethe Løj
Special Representative of the Secretary-General
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
SRSG’s Statement on the Celebration of UN Day
24 October 2016
Waste management and recycling in Aweil
In an effort to implement the UNMISSs’ policy on a safe environment mission administration in Aweil has embarked on a waste collection and recycling management system.
145 child soldiers released by Cobra Faction and IO in Pibor
A total of 145 children were released today by the Cobra Faction and opposition forces. The children were handed over to the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission.
DATE: 19.9.2016.DURATION: 4:35 seconds.LANGUAGE: English.PRODUCER: Luka William Athiel.