Press Releases

  • Near Verbatim transcript of press conference by USG Hervé Ladsous UNMISS South Sudan 21 March 2017

    Hervé Ladsous (in the middle), Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, at today's press briefing in Juba, South Sudan.

    Near Verbatim transcript of press conference by USG Hervé Ladsous
    21 Mar 2017 - 21 March 2017 Media Briefing by Mr. Hervé Ladsous. Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 21 March 2017   UNMISS Spokesperson – Daniel Dickinson: So, good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Daniel Dickinson spokesperson for UNMISS and I have met many of you before. I would like...
  • Press release: UNMISS Peacekeepers praised for plane crash rescue in Wau South Sudan

    UNMISS Peacekeepers from Bangladesh, China and Nepal were involved in the rescue operation following a plane crash in Wau on 20 March.

    Press release: UNMISS Peacekeepers praised for plane crash rescue (including audio)
    20 Mar 2017 - (Scroll down for audio version) The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has praised efforts made by peacekeepers involved in a rescue operation following the crash-landing of a commercial plane at Wau airport in the north-west of the...
  • Statement by Mr. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan at the Meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on South Sudan 17th March 2017

    Mr. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

    Statement by Mr. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan at the Meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on South Sudan 17th March 2017
    17 Mar 2017 - Mr. Chairman, Excellencies and distinguished delegates, I would like to thank H.E Ndumiso Ntshinga, the President of the African Union Peace and Security Council for providing me the opportunity to address this august body for the first time. The United Nations maintains its...
  • South Sudan: UN expert urges action to end rights abuses in a country where 'impunity is the norm' (UN News Centre)

    Yasmin Sooka, Chair of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, during a visit to Juba in September 2016.

    South Sudan: UN expert urges action to end rights abuses in a country where 'impunity is the norm' (UN News Centre)
    15 Mar 2017 - (Full speech of the Chair of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to the UN Human Rights Council on 14 March attached below) Amid a “massive” increase in gross human rights violations, as well as an escalation in fighting in South Sudan, the head of a United Nations...
  • Korean Peace keepers complete repair of Bor – Mangalla road
    15 Mar 2017 -   Bor, 15 March 2017: South Korean peacekeepers have completed repairing the Bor - Mangala road stretch. The 125km road is a major road stretch, linking Greater Equatoria region with Jonglei State.  Equipped with heavy bulldozers and other road machinery, the Korean peace...
  • UNMISS Korean peacekeepers provide vocational skills in Bor
    14 Mar 2017 -   Bor, 14 March 2017 - More than 300 people have graduated from an intensive training course in technical and vocational skills including carpentry, welding, electricity, and construction in Bor. The graduates were passed out last week from two training...
  • AU Envoy commends UNMISS work in Malakal
    14 Mar 2017 - Malakal, 14 March 2017 – The African Union high representative for South Sudan, Alpha Oumar Konaré, has applauded the United National Mission in South Sudan for its role in protecting civilians sheltered at its base in Malakal. Mr. Konare led a delegation to Malakal recently,...
  • UNMISS Patrols rescue seven civilians in Yei
    14 Mar 2017 -   Yei, 14 March 2017 - Members of the Chinese battalion also known as CHINBATT, serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan – UNMISS, have rescued seven civil personnel from a hotel in Yei town. The rescue on Sunday evening came after the SPLA and members of the...
  • Youth in Jonglei respond to UNMISS call to withdraw from border area
    14 Mar 2017 - Bor, 14 March 2017 - Groups of youths from Jonglei have withdrawn from border areas they occupied during recent fighting with youth from neighboring Boma state, ending days of tensions with the youth in Boma. The withdrawal was made public in a recorded statement issued to the...

  • SRSG David Shearer awards Indian Troops UN peacekeeping medals

    SRSG David Shearer awards Indian troops UN Peacekeeping Medals
    13 Mar 2017 - More than 40 troops serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have been presented with UN Peacekeeping medals for their invaluable contribution to the implementation of the UN Mandate. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United...

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