04 May 2017 - GENEVA (4 May 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged the Government of South Sudan to halt any further military offensives towards Aburoc on the west bank of the River Nile in the Upper Nile region. The town holds between 35,000...
UNMISS peacekeepers repel attack on base in famine area
04 May 2017 - An attack on a United Nations base has been strongly condemned by the head of the UN Mission inSouth Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, as being carried out with callous disregard for the lives forcivilians as well as UN and humanitarian workers.
Between 11pm and midnight on...
UNMISS chief David Shearer is urging the warring parties in South Sudan to “stop the suffering they are causing" and is "extremely concerned" for an estimated 50,000 displaced people believed to be in Aburoc, Upper Nile. (Archive photo from Malakal, Upper Nile).
27 Apr 2017 - (Scroll down for audio version)
The warring parties in South Sudan have been urged by the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS), David Shearer to “stop the suffering they are causing, take responsibility for the lives they have destroyed and to uphold their...
UNMISS SRSG briefing the Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan.
25 Apr 2017 - (Scroll down for soundbites with transcripts, plus David Shearer interview ahead of the Security Council briefing)
“No concerted effort” has been made by any of the warring parties in South Sudan to adhere to a ceasefire in the country, instead there has been an escalation in...
Many thousands of people have sought protection after recent violence in Wau. A lack of accountability for abuses against civilians remains a huge challenge, according to the UNMISS Human Rights Director.
23 Apr 2017 - (Scroll down for audio version)
A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country’s “biggest challenges” the UNMISS Human Rights Director has said.
Eugene Nindorera was speaking at the end of five-day visit to...
19 Apr 2017 - The warring parties in South Sudan have been urged by the most senior UN official in the country to show restraint in the face of an escalation in violence and remember their responsibility towards protecting civilians from conflict.
Fresh fighting has broken out between...
One of the photos of the exhibition launched by UNMAS in Juba. Photo: UNMAS/Martine Perret
07 Apr 2017 - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), in commemoration of 4 April, “International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action,” presents an online exhibition of 20 mine action images which depict mine action operations and the positive impact on civilians...
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