SSPDF lauds UNMISS for training in international human rights and humanitarian law
More than 40 members of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have benefited from a two-day training organized by the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Kuajok, Gogrial. The…
Contest: Aweil students test their spelling abilities on key words in country’s peace agreement
The spelling bees: Some of the contestants await the start of the competition Words such as ‘boundaries’, ‘ceasefire’, ‘diversity’, ‘implementation’, ‘constitution’, and ‘democracy’ are some of the few that they struggled to…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 252
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 252
Fostering peaceful coexistence: Wau students form peace clubs
Concerned about years of conflict in their country, students in South Sudan’s Wau area have taken proactive steps to contribute to fostering peaceful coexistence by forming peace clubs in their schools. “This issue of…
UN Security Council visit to South Sudan provides a fresh opportunity to secure lasting peace
South Sudan President and Members of the UN Security Council pose for a group photo shortly after their meeting in Juba on 20 October 2019. Security Council members were in Juba to help progress the country's peace process…
Immigration officers in Eastern Equatoria trained to help deter sexual crimes against foreign traders
“Today is the right time. Immigration officers have to handle foreign traders from neighbouring countries with dignity and humanity,” advised Corporal Iwa Joseph Ben, a police officer at the Torit area police headquarters…
SRSG TANIN HOLDS REGULAR CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS AHEAD OF SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION ON KOSOVO
diplomatie.gouv.fr The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met with senior officials from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris as part of his regular…
US Ambassador to the UN takes message of peace to Malakal
Regina Achai fled her home in Malakal five years ago along with thousands of other families when violence erupted across South Sudan during the civil war. The 27-year-old has now returned to the area in the wake of a peace…
Communities in the Lakes region urged to end culture of violence to enable development
Communities in the Lakes region of South Sudan are being urged to end a culture of violence and revenge attacks so that development can take place and youth get the opportunity they deserve to access education. The…
Bentiu police officers improve their investigative skills in advance of mobile court hearings
Police officer Sergeant Nyayup Dior Thor is passionate about investigating incidents of rape and sexual violence so that the perpetrators of violence against her fellow South Sudanese women are held accountable for their…
Displaced families in Rimenze peg hopes of return on success of the peace process
Hoshea Kumbonyeki prepared to go to work at his local church as part of his daily routine. But that morning in June 2017 proved to be anything but routine. He was visited by armed men who demanded he show them where “the…
Local authorities promise to support displaced families returning to Southern Liech
Temporary schools are being set up and land will be allocated to displaced families returning to the Southern Liech region of South Sudan to help them settle in and rebuild their lives. That commitment was made by local…