Juba, 31 January 2014 - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous will be visiting the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on 2nd and 3rd February 2014.
At a workshop hosted by UNMISS and partners, influential leaders from Western Equatoria urged the establishment of a traditional justice mechanism to hold those responsible for violence accountable. Photo: Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS.
As communities in Pibor face the double threat of insecurity and flooding, UNMISS is providing protection through intensified peacekeeping patrols and constructing a network of dykes.
In Warrap State, increased intercommunal conflict is causing immense harm. In response, #UNMISS has increased its peacekeeping patrols to provide protective presence and assess community needs.