Jump to navigation
All UN missions
The South Sudanese towns along the Juba-Nimule road are largely deserted.
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.191
Tonga traders hope for peace to revive local business
On the West Bank of the Nile in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan lies Tonga. As civilians are slowly returning to what fighting had turned into a ghost town, so is life and some sort of normalcy.
“Unthinkable” for peace process to proceed without inclusion of South Sudanese women
Women politicians in South Sudan are saying “enough is enough”.
They are calling for their voices to be heard and for a more inclusive process that allows women to play a pivotal role in the peace building process.
UNMISS team conducts historic patrol in Tonga
A team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has just concluded a three-day patrol of rebel-held Tonga – a strategic area in the northern Upper Nile region of South Sudan – to obtain a first-hand situational update on the security and humanitarian situation.
Education best way to free South Sudanese women from gender-based violence and discrimination
Women and girls in the Gogrial area have been encouraged to get an education and thus minimize the risks they face of being subjected to gender-based violence. The call comes amid reports of an increased number of sexual violence and abuse against females in the Greater Warrap region.
Women in the Gogrial area are calling for greater affirmative action and representation in government.
Without real enforcement of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, and consequences for those who violate it, efforts to support peace and ensure humanitarian access in South Sudan will have only limited impact.
Dozens of students graduate from UN mission’s training centre in Bor
This week 69 students graduated from the Bor vocational centre created by the South Korean contingent serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
More than 300 child soldiers have today been officially released by armed groups in Yambio to begin reintegrating into their communities and learning new skills to support themselves, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.