A lifelong advocate for women and children’s rights, Elizabeth Henry started the "Mother & Childcare” organization 24-years ago in Aweil and relentlessly works to ensure women are allocated seats at the top table in local government. Photo by Rabindra Giri/UNMISS.
Leading the fight for gender equality and an end to violence against women in South Sudan
NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Elizabeth Henry is the founding chair and Executive Director of Women in Local Government Administration which is working to ensure women are allocated at least 35 per cent of seats in local…
The UN General Assembly President meets UNMISS engineers combating the impact of climate change and Thai peacekeepers supporting agriculture initiatives for local communities. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.
UN General Assembly President meets with UNMISS engineers combating the impact of climate change and Thai peacekeepers supporting agriculture initiatives for local communities
JUBA - Right through the heart of the UN compound in Tomping runs a drain so wide you could drive a large truck through it. This drain collects water from other run-off in neighbouring communities even before entering the UN…
Some 60 people, including commissioners, community leaders, youth, and women representatives from across Western Equatoria State, recently participated in a peace forum in Yambio organized by UNMISS and UNDP. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS.
UNMISS and UNDP organize forum in Yambio to discuss ways to promote peace and reconciliation
WESTERN EQUATORIA - Despite efforts by local authorities and partners to de-escalate an ongoing intercommunal conflict, insecurity persists in parts of Western Equatoria State, posing a threat to stable, long-lasting peace…
As is often the case, women in Tonj East County have been the ones suffering the most from intercommunal violence in the area. UNMISS patrols have improved their situation. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
UNMISS patrols are making a difference in previously more violence-plagued Tonj East
WARRAP – In a bid to reduce intercommunal violence and increase the confidence of residents in Tonj East to go about their daily activities, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has intensified its patrols in…
The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s Juba Field Office, Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, discusses the need for further efforts to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence during a visit to the Yei One Stop Centre for survivors in Central Equatoria. Photo by Taban Geofrey Koma Alfred/UNMISS.
Concerns about rising sexual violence and gender-based violence in Yei expressed during UNMISS visit
CENTRAL EQUATORIA - Concerns have been raised by advocates for survivors about an alarming increase in sexual and gender-based violence in Yei and the surrounding region of Central Equatoria during a visit by officials…
Forty people from Western Equatoria graduated from an UNMISS-funded training programme with new skills in cosmetics production and beekeeping that will help them build businesses and sustain their families during South Sudan’s economic crisis. Photos by Felix Francis Katie/UNMISS.
Western Equatoria communities empowered to build businesses and sustain their families during UNMISS-funded vocational training
WESTERN EQUATORIA - At a time when communities across South Sudan are suffering from a rapidly deteriorating economic situation, assistance to enhance their business skills and improve opportunities to sustain their families…
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator, Anita Kiki Gbeho, attended the handover ceremony for new facilities aimed at promoting human rights and enhancing food security in Eastern Equatoria. Photos by Yakudu Moses/UNMISS.
United Nations hands over new facilities to promote human rights and enhance food security in Eastern Equatoria
EASTERN EQUATORIA - Across Eastern Equatoria, communities are continuing to suffer immense harm from intercommunal conflict and cattle raiding as well as a deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation. In April, several…
During discussions about insecurity, persistent violence by armed groups has been raised as the top concern for communities and local authorities in Yei and Lainya in the Central Equatoria region during a peace and security mission by representatives of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Photo by Taban Geofrey Koma Alfred/UNMISS.
Security threats poses concern for Yei communities: UNMISS asks to assist
CENTRAL EQUATORIA - Persistent violence by armed groups has been raised as the top concern for communities and local authorities in Yei and Lainya in the Central Equatoria region during a peace and security mission by…
UNMISS intensifies patrols to help protect civilians and calls for calm in Unity and Ruweng Administrative Area
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has intensified patrols and engagement with local authorities and security services in Unity state and the Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA) after cross-border clashes over…
At an event in Eastern Equatoria to mark Day of the African Child, diverse stakeholders called for more access to technological advances to ensure children in South Sudan can have the same advantages as those from developed nations. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
Stakeholders discuss need to provide children with access to digital learning
EASTERN EQUATORIA - “We don’t have access to digital devices like smart phones, computers, laboratories, or libraries equipped with modern educational technology for research in Eastern Equatoria or, indeed, across South…
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana establish a temporary presence in Manga Port to prevent violence and boost community confidence, following recent clashes in Unity state and neighbouring Ruweng Administrative Area. Photo by Peter Bateman/UNMISS.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana secure Manga Port to prevent violence
UNITY— Given continued tensions between Unity State and neighbouring Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA), the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has sent Ghanaian peacekeepers to Manga Port to protect civilians…
The spectacular phenomenon of millions of antelope migrating across South Sudan has been revealed during the country's first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey. Once thought lost due to decades of conflict, the mass movement of these creatures has not only been rediscovered but is thriving. Photo by Marcus Westberg.
World’s largest land mammal migration revealed in South Sudan
CENTRAL EQUATORIA - South Sudan is home to a magnificent array of wonderful wildlife, including giant yet elegant birds, stately elephants, majestic giraffes and now, the largest land mammal migration on earth. This…