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First Protection of Civilians site successfully closed in South Sudan as families choose to return home

After four years living in cramped conditions, families are finally leaving the protected camp next to the United Nations base in Melut to return to their homes.

20 Dec 2017

PRESS RELEASE: First Protection of Civilians site successfully closed in South Sudan as families choose to return home

The first Protection of Civilians site has been successfully closed in South Sudan after internally displaced families expressed the desire and confidence to return to their former homes.

20 Dec 2017

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.184

18 Dec 2017

UN Peacekeepers help hundreds of students sit primary leaving exams

“I am 55 years old and I am attending school with my children and my grandchildren. They even help me study and understand what we are learning.”

18 Dec 2017

Arrival of Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit strengthens UN presence across Eastern Equatoria

The arrival of 150 Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit is enabling the United Nation to extend its presence through increased patrols across the eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan to help protect civilians and build durable peace.

18 Dec 2017

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan

The Secretary-General urges South Sudanese Parties to engage in good faith in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) -led High-Level Revitalization Forum set to begin in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week.

16 Dec 2017

Indian soldiers unite communities in Melut through sport

Sport as a universal language can be a powerful tool to promote peace, tolerance and understanding by bringing people across boundaries, cultures and religions together.

15 Dec 2017

UNMISS welcomes UN Security Council extension of Mandate

The mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has been extended by the UN Security Council so it can continue working with the people of the country to protect civilians and build durable peace.

15 Dec 2017

New camp leaders elected at UN protection site at Malakal

A new team of community leaders has been elected to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) at the Protection of Civilians site next to the United Nations base in Malakal, in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

14 Dec 2017

Human Rights Commission promises justice for crimes committed in South Sudanese civil war

Victims of human rights violations and abuses committed during the South Sudanese civil war should not lose hope that the perpetrators will be held accountable, says the chair of the Human Rights Commission in South Sudan, Yasmin Sooka.

14 Dec 2017

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