UN Special Envoy Commends President Faure Gnassingbé’s Role in Great Lakes Peace Efforts
Lomé, Togo, 4 August 2025 – Mr. Huang Xia, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, met with President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo in his capacity as African Union (AU) mediator for the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The meeting focused on recent developments…
The Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Engages Youth Leaders in an Inter-Generational Dialogue on Peace and Security
To mark the 30th anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth, commemorated on 25 September 2025 during the high-level plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, in collaboration with the United Nations…
High-Level Workshop on Natural Resource Governance in Gaborone, Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana, 8 October 2025 - At the initiative of Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, a high-level workshop on “Enhancing the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism through Lessons Learned from the Kimberley Process” took place in…
Special Envoy Huang Xia Briefs UN Security Council on Renewed Diplomatic Momentum and Urgent Need for Ceasefire in Eastern DRC
New York, 13 October 2025 - In a public session of the United Nations Security Council, Huang Xia, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, delivered a comprehensive update on recent developments in the region, highlighting both encouraging diplomatic progress and the urgent need for renewed…
Yambio’s new hub symbolizes dialogue and hope for peace
WESTERN EQUATORIA - The sound of drums echoed throughout Yambio as communities gathered to celebrate, their songs, dances, and laughter weaving together a powerful message of unity. This spirit-filled Yambio witnessed the official handover of the Traditional Hub—a new center for dialogue, cultural…
Information Note: UNMISS-supported mobile court begins in Maban
BUNJ/JUBA, 26 October 2025 – The Judiciary of South Sudan, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are supporting the deployment of a mobile court to Bunj, Maban County. The Maban mobile court, which began on 24 October, is expected…
Information Note: UNMISS-Supported Mobile Court Concludes in Bentiu
BENTIU/JUBA, 26 October 2025 – The UNMISS supported mobile court in Bentiu, Unity State successfully concluded its proceedings on 24 October 2025 after addressing 135 criminal and civil cases, including murder and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The Bentiu mobile court, an initiative led by…
Peace begins with the smallest voices and the greatest hope on the United Nations’ 80th anniversary
JUBA – “In the ashes of broken promises and hope, the light blue and white came in 1945, 80 years ago. They did not come with swords nor with arrows, but with peace upon their wings and trust in shades of the sky. They gather meaning to every life. UNMISS, standing tall like a wall between faith and…
Remarks by OiC SRSG Anita Kiki Gbeho on UN Day 2025
[Near Verbatim] Hon. Martin Elia Lomoro Minister of Cabinet Affairs Senior Officials of the Government of South Sudan, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Colleagues from the United Nations family, Civil society partners, youth and women leaders, media, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning. I am…
Young artists showcase visions of peace and unity during UN Day
WESTERN EQUATORIA – “Let our leaders be united. Let them stand with us as one people so we can progress,” said Shamin Jackline, a young participant, expressing the collective aspiration of South Sudan’s youth during an arts competition in Yambio, where young artists showcased their creativity in a…
No end in sight - floods in Greater Pibor already displaced over 43,000 people
GPAA – In South Sudan, the cascading effects of climate change have become increasingly visible and devastating with torrential rainfall displacing communities all across the country. In regions like the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, one of the most affected, high-water levels have surged…
Major recounts legacy of a temporary, makeshift military outpost in faraway Thiet, Warrap
WARRAP – The sound of boots squelching, immersing themselves into wet soil that would sometimes refuse to let go of the passing “prey”, is one that Major Md Mahbubul Alam Khan, a Bangladeshi peacekeeper, won’t forget anytime soon. It is a vivid memory from far-away-from-everything Thiet in Tonj…