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UNMISS peacekeepers assisting victims of floodings in the Greater Bor/Twic East area, also enabling the delivery of humanitarian aid. Photo: Adebayo Ayokunle/UNMISS
Mechanical engineers, belonging to the Republic of Korea peacekeeping contingent of UNMISS, have been working hard to repair flood-affected roads and bring under control rising water levels in Bor town in SouthSudan.
Women being briefed by UNMISS Gender Unit in Bentiu.
On 10 August, UNMISS Gender Unit briefed women on the Security Council Resolution 1325, which urges all actors to increase the participation of women and incorporate gender perspectives in peace and security efforts.
The Security Council adopted a resolution today (12 Aug) to deploy a “Regional Protection Force” to the South Sudanese capital under chapter seven of the UN charter as part of the extension of the United Nations mission’s (UNMISS ) mandate until 15 December 2016.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien during his recent visit to South Sudan.
NOTE: Don't miss the video of Stephen O'Brien's press remarks.
More than 4,000 households in Aweil Town have received food aid since last week.
Since last week, World Food Programme (WFP) has been airlifting food to more than 4,000 vulnerable households in Aweil Town alone.
A cholera awareness and prevention workshop in Bentiu, South Sudan.
IOM, the International Organization of Migration, and the State Ministry of Health in Bentiu and partners have been training 160 health workers to respond to a potential outbreak of cholera.
More than a thousand Internally Displaced Persons participated in the inauguration of a new church within the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Malakal.
A new church, Dolieb Hill, has been built inside the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal. The Presbyterian Church welcomed more than a thousand Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at its official launch.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Photo: UN Photo
Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on South Sudan
OHCHR Spokesperson Rupert Colville. Photo: UNTV CH
In this video, OHCHR Spokesperson Rupert Colville discusses recent UN investigations revealing that government security forces carried out killings, rape, looted and destroyed properties during the recent violence in the South Sudanese capital Juba.