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SSNPS officers in Kuacjok enact a crime scene investigation exercise during training this week. Law enforcement officers in Kuacjok are sharpening their policing skills as they seek to better investigate and curb crime and promote justice. “This is a positive step. It is lifesaving training,” said…

Residents of Mugali in Eastern Equatoria’s Pageri County have expressed their desire for durable peace so they can rebuild their lives. “We want peace so that our children can return home,” said Mary Keji. “We have been suffering in wars for many years, this time around we are calling on our leaders…

Until this week, 24-year-old Yohana Jermano Gwang had neither knowledge of his human rights nor did he know when to report acts of their violation. Now, though, he says things are different. “Now I know my rights to life, education and free movement everywhere in accordance with the Universal…

Delegates listen attentively during the Yei Peace Conference. Residents of Greater Yei, comprising Mugwo, Otogo, Tore and Yei counties, have made a plea to bolster efforts to end the ongoing fighting and ensure justice for victims as they seek to realize peace and development in their restive area…

Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) launched on 26 September 2019 a two-week awareness raising campaign on the Mission’s transition process and the imminent closure of its Headquarters in Nyala, South Darfur. From 26 September to 2 October…

UNMISS Force Commander chats with SSPDF members in Lasu A delegation comprising the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, and the Indian Ambassador to South Sudan paid a visit to Lasu, a town located in Otogo County in the Yei River area, to understand firsthand the…

SRSG at his office with French UNMOs On 7 September 2019, at Mission HQ in Laayoune, Capt. (Fr. AF) Valérie Vreullie and Capt. (Fr. Ar.) Ophélie Bernencker paid a courtesy visit to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO, Colin Stewart. The visit…

Thiet County community members meet with the UNMISS delegation from Kuajok Leaders in South Sudan's Tonj area have expressed an urgent need for a regional dialogue to help stem the spectre of recurrent conflict between the Thiet and Manyang communities, and the entire Tonj area in general. “We want…

Ms. Angelina Teny, co-chair of the SDSRB confers with deputy head of UNMISS Moustapha Soumaré at a Neighbourhood Advocacy for Peace event in at Juba's Konyo-konyo market. Juba’s Konyo-konyo market was abuzz over the weekend, yet the bustle had little to do with the selling and buying of commodities…

At 101.5FM, about 75 per cent of the over 400,000 inhabitants of the Tonj area are now listening to Radio Miraya, run by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “Now we can listen to Radio Miraya and we will be able to participate in the phone-in programmes so that we can also make our…

Joseph John has been working for several years as a radio reporter at a local radio station in Wau, Voice of Hope, despite his limited knowledge of human rights reporting. “I often deal with human rights issues, but I used to make mistakes due to poor understanding and insufficient technical skills…