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The UNMISS chief David Shearer continues to tour South Sudan. Today he visited Bentiu.
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The Head of UN Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, is on a two-day visit to Bentiu and Leer to assess the general situation on the ground.
Festus Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), at today's plenary session.
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(Audio from Radio Miraya and link to photo album below)
President Salva Kiir, here in a recent meeting with UNMISS chief David Shearer, has today called for peace and promised that his proposed national dialogue will begin in March.
President Salva Kiir addressed a public rally in Yei town earlier today, calling for peace and stability and promising that a four-month-long national dialogue process will begin in March.
Peace campaigner William Ongoro tells Radio Miraya that countering hate speech requires ‘maturity’ and ‘change in mindset’
Peace activist William Ongoro has asked the people of South Sudan to shun hate speech and work on building positive relationships.
Chuol Rambang, chairperson of the South Sudan Peace Commission, suggests an inclusive, bottom-up approach to the national dialogue, as a complement to the peace agreement.
“The national dialogue should be conducted through a bottom-up approach,” proposes the chairperson of the South Sudan Peace Commission.
The UNMISS peacekeepers in the photo, taken in Rajaf in September 2015, did NOT participate in the WFP and World Vision training on basic urban farming.
With reports of food shortages and looming hunger coming in from different parts of the country, the World Food Programme (WFP) and World Vision International have come up with a training programme to address the issue in Juba.
Photo from a ceremony in remembrance of the at least partly hate speech-fueled Rwandan genocide. (Angelina Daniel, the social campaigner speaking in text and audio below, is not in the photo).
“Hate speech has the potential to instill long term hatred in society,” warns Angelina Daniel, a South Sudanese women’s activist and civil society campaigner.
UNMISS chief David Shearer on a walk through the Wau Protection of Civilians site.
David Shearer, new head of UNMISS, today visited Wau and its UNMISS Protection of Civilians site as part of his first countrywide tour since taking office on 20 January. During talks with the Wau Governor, Brigadier General Andrea Mayat Acho, and the top SPLA commander in the area, Mr.
Advocate Romano says that a hybrid court will be key for effective justice and accountability in South Sudan.
An advocate in Juba says the establishment of a hybrid court is essential for effective justice and accountability.
Taban Romano says the court would bring justice to victims of violations and also strengthen the rule of law in the country.
AMDISS Chairperson Alfred Taban addressing a crowd at World Radio Day 2016, now protesting the arrest of three South Sudanese journalists.
The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) has condemned the arrest of three journalists by government soldiers in Juba.