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Deputy Special Represenative of the UN Secretary-General Toby Lanzer talking to an injured man at UNMISS protection site in Unity State capital Bentiu. Photo:UNMISS/Tina Turyagyenda
24 April 2014 - An attack today on a convoy of barges hired by UNMISS to a mission base in Upper Nile State was an example of the difficulties aid agencies and the mission were facing in reaching people in hard-to-access areas, a senior humanitarian official in South Sudan said today.
Juba, 24 April 2014 - The UN Mission in South Sudan condemns in the strongest possible terms this morning’s unprovoked attack on a convoy of barges hired by the Mission to deliver urgently needed food and fuel supplies to the UNMISS Upper Nile Base in Malakal.
23 April 2014- The UN could no longer operate in “business-as-usual” mode in South Sudan given the surging violence in the country, Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous said in New York today.
Juba, 23 April 2013 - UNMISS wishes to correct erroneous information provided on two issues during a press conference held earlier today by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting of the Republic of South Sudan, Honourable Michael Makuei Lueth.
22 April 2014 - To safeguard the safety and security of displaced people in South Sudan must be the absolute priority of the UN, an independent Human Rights expert said today.
22 April 2014 - It was vital for those in positions of command and leadership to keep children out of harm’s way, UNICEF said in a press release issued in Juba today.
22 April 2014 - To promote peace and harmony among displaced people seeking shelter in the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, UNMISS today organized a workshop on conflict management and peace building.
21 April 2014 - UNMISS today strongly condemned targeted killings of civilians in the Unity State capital Bentiu, based on their ethnic origins and nationality.
21 April 2014 - Urgent military reinforcements are needed to strengthen security for the rapidly increasing numbers of civilians seeking protection at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, the mission’s acting Unity State coordinator said today.