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UNMISS PoC site Update No.135
Sakina Issah Ghanain Police Officer being pinned with her UN Medal by UNMISS Police Commissioner Bruce Munyambo in Bentiu. Photo: UNMISS/Zenebe Teklewold
17 August 2016: Sakina Issah is quick to put on her deep blue uniform and other necessary gear to start her daily duty which will start at 4:00pm at the gate of Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC) site.
Jan Eliassonn Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. UN File Photo
Distinguished participants and performers,
Dear Friends,
Mongolian Peacekeepers from the MONBATT stationed in Bentiu provide protection for the Humanitarians providing assistance to IDP's in Leer. Photo: UNMISS/Zenebe Teklewold
Humanitarian workers in South Sudan are appealing for full protection and safe passage as they continue to face restrictions in reaching people in need. John Lobor Secretary General of the South Sudan Red Cross, says their only agenda is to provide lifesaving as
Local musicians performing at a cultural event in the POC in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/JC Mcilwaine
A ‘Music for Peace Competition’ opens this in Juba afternoon. The competition is part of a 10 day peace activism campaign that was launched by Civil Society yesterday. The initiative is aimed at using the power of music to bridge gaps and forge peace. The cam
Tree plantation Campaign launched in Aweil today
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TOPIC: Tree plantation Campaign launched in Aweil today
The fighting which broke out in Juba, at the beginning of July, between rival SPLA and SPLA-IO forces littered the capital with explosive hazards.
A Fijian UN Police officer at work. She and her uniformed compatriots serving as peacekeepers at UNMISS were recently awarded medals for their efforts. Photo: UNMISS/Ilya Medvedev
From the white, alluringly sandy beaches of the Fiji Islands, 29 men and women have travelled over 39 hours and some 16,300 kilometers to South Sudan to serve UNMISS.
The Secretary-General is alarmed by the preliminary findings of a fact finding investigation by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) into the attack on Hotel Terrain in Juba on 11 July, in which one person was killed and several civilians were raped and brutally beaten by men in uni
Ghanaian peacekeepers in Bentiu giving a workshop on how to handle mass casualty situations.
UNMISS Ghanaian Peacekeepers in Bentiu have provided capacity building to health workers operating in Bentiu and Rubkona to better handle causalities that may occur.