‘We want peace so our children can return home,’ residents of Mugali tell top UNMISS Torit official
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…
Community representatives in Malakal trained on human rights; reporting violations
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…
Bedevilled by criminality and lack of basic services, Greater Yei residents call for peace at conference
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…
UNAMID raise awareness on the imminent closure of its headquarters in south Darfur
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…
UN Force Commander and Indian ambassador visit Lasu to see situation firsthand
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…
SRSG meeting with French UNMOs
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…
Leaders in Tonj seek forum to steer communities away from recurrent clashes
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…
Juba’s Konyo-konyo turns into one-day market-place of ideas about peace
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…
Crystal clear signal: You can now listen to Radio Miraya in Tonj
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…
Journalists in Wau get skilled in reporting on human rights issues
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…
UNIFIL firefighters assist in putting out raging fire
UNIFIL firefighters today joined Lebanese Civil Defense and the Lebanese Armed Forces in putting out raging fire in the Mazraat El Dahr village, 15 kilometres northeast of Saida. The UNIFIL firefighters from Austria…