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UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 241 - 15 July 2019
Early warnings of a potential revenge attack by the Rup community on their Pakam neighbours in the Greater Lakes area prompted the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to organize a peace sensitization forum to prevent such developments from materializing.
A high-level delegation inspects the facilities put in place in Yei should the Ebola virus reach South Sudan.
One by one, the VIPs line up to squirt detergent on their hands and carefully wash them under a stream of water from a cooler stationed at the side of the airstrip in Yei.
Preparations underway for the demolition of 70+ highly explosive remnants of war near Gogrial. All went well.
Local communities living along the Langeach River in Gogrial County have reason for relief. A total of 77 explosive remnants of war in their neck of the wood have been safely destroyed by the United Nations Mine Action Service, UNMAS.
UNMISS and the South Sudan Council of Churches discuss the stigma associated with sexual violence with male and female residents of the Protection of Civilians site in Juba.
“I am aware that about 70 women have been raped, and many have felt forced to leave the protection site because of being stigmatized.”
South Sudanese women working in the security sector discuss their right to greater participation in the implementation of the peace agreement.
About 100 uniformed women serving in South Sudan’s security sector are working towards combatting gender-based violence as well as securing a leading role in the country’s peace process.
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 240 - 8 July 2019
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 239 - 1 July 2019
Colonel Anupam Tuteja from India leading one of his last yoga sessions in Malakal.
The dark room at the Indian hospital in Malakal feels a universe apart from the usual hustle and bustle of a UN peacekeeping mission. Lit by candles, bathing in soft music and the soothing scents of mint and eucalyptus, this promises to be a treat.
Twenty-five-year-old peacekeeper Doctor Celine Kalingirwa’s mind is awash with a mixture of thoughts and emotions.