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UNMISS chief awards UN medal to Korean contingents

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, attended the Medal Parade Ceremony for the Republic of Korea Horizontal Military Engineering Contingent (ROK HMEC) in Bor.

14 Jun 2017

Fish bring new hope to conflict-affected South Sudanese

Morning trading is underway at the recently built fish market on the banks of the White Nile in the town of Bor and business is picking up. Women sellers stand in a corrugated-iron roofed area behind neatly stacked piles of tilapia and Nile perch lined up on white-tiled concrete benches.

13 Jun 2017

A community of local boys and youth, age 12-25 seated at the banks of the Kineti River in Torit, South Sudan waiting for a customer for their “car wash” business. They forgo their schooling to gain a living at 300SSPs per car.

Local Torit Children Wash Cars for Cash

As the world turns its eye to the issue of child labour on the World Day Against Child Labour, the problem could not be more pertinent to the peace process and development of South Sudan.

13 Jun 2017

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.168

12 Jun 2017

Promoting Peace and reconciliation through gymnastics

Spring for Peace, a local non-governmental organization working in Yei River State, and the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have brought together a group of talented school girls from the region through a gymnastics club.

12 Jun 2017

Briefing to the IGAD Extraordinary Summit on the Situation in South Sudan

Mr. Chairman, Prime Minister Hailemairiam, Excellencies and distinguished delegates,

12 Jun 2017

Cessation of hostilities agreement between Dinka Bor and Murle “first step to dialogue and engagement”

A cessation of hostilities agreement between warring ethnic groups in the Jonglei region is a “first step to dialogue and engagement but we now need to build on that and show that there is a real dividend for peace,” the head of UN peacekeeping in South Sudan, UNMISS, has said.

09 Jun 2017

Women from across South Sudan champion for a woman led Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Following a three day National Women’s Open Day forum held in Juba, UNMISS Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, on Thursday received a list of recommendations calling for women to play a concrete and leading role in the security and peace process in South Sudan.

08 Jun 2017