Press Releases
- 21 Mar 2017 - As the President of the General Assembly just referred, this day reminds us that in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 unarmed protestors were killed in a peaceful protest against the discriminatory pass laws of the racist apartheid regime. I join my voice to his voice in...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...