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6 January 2014 - To boost UNMISS bases with personnel and equipment in tackling the crisis in South Sudan, three helicopters had been deployed to the national capital Juba, a UN spokesperson said in New York today.
6 January 2013 - Over 2,000 South Sudanese wounded in fighting that broke out on 15 December had received surgical treatment from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, according to a report issued by WHO today.
UNMISS staff off-loading materials to fortify its bases in South Sudan, where thousands of civilians have sought shelter. The supplies were flown into Juba from Italy on an Air Force C-17 aircraft provided by the Australian government. Photo: UNMISS/Patrick Morrison
6 January 2014 - Seeking funds to assist with South Sudan’s crisis and humanitarian needs, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today launched an appeal for $23.3 million.
5 January 2014 - With little more than the shirts on their backs, some 1,500 foreign nationals have been relocated to Juba or the Sudanese town of Heglig from the UNMISS compound in Bentiu, Unity State.
Juba, 4 January 2014 - UNMISS is reinforcing its presence in the Republic of South Sudan. This includes police, military, logistics support and selected numbers of civilian staff who are needed at this time.
4 January 2014 - Civilians at the UNMISS Bentiu base seeking protection from South Sudanese violence have been receiving life-saving medical care from a UNICEF doctor’s field health clinic.
2 January 2014 - The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) had formed a committee to investigate the involvement of organized forces in killing civilians in Juba, the army Chief of Staff said in Juba today.
3 January 2014 - Aid agencies had drawn up a plan for January, February and March to provide protection, water, food, shelter and healthcare for people most affected by ongoing crisis in South Sudan, a top UN official said in a statement issued today.
On the first day of the year, 2014, 14,000 IDPs currently taking refuge in the UN Compound in Juba formed a human chain of peace,in the hope that peace and unity will prevail in South Sudan for 2014 and onwards. 1 January 2014. Photos: UNMISS/Shantal Persaud