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The joint patrols are intended above all to reassure the population of North Kivu. Photos MONUSCO / Alain Wandimoyi Joint patrols between MONUSCO and Congolese security forces have resumed in the city of Goma and its outskirts after being suspended following violent protests in the city of Goma last…

Juba, 19 November 2022 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, is deeply concerned about emerging reports of violence in Fashoda County, Upper Nile State, between Shilluk armed youth and Nuer elements. The fighting is impacting the lives of many civilians, with reports of further…

UN Peace Chief Commits to Increased Assistance for Abyei as Part of Efforts to Resolve the Area’s Final Status and Achieve Lasting Peace in the Region At the end of his two-day visit to Abyei, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations (USG), Jean-Pierre Lacroix, reiterated the…

A Quick Impact Project funded by UNMISS and implemented by a local partner has given a boost to the justice system in Lakes state. The UN Peacekeeping mission recently handed over a sheltered waiting area, toilet facilities, solar panels for uninterrupted power supply and three furnished courtrooms…

South Korean engineers serving with UNMISS are currently rehabilitating a 308-kilometer stretch connecting communities in Jonglei to those living in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. The advantages of this mammoth project: Providing access to services, increasing trade between areas which…

Fifty police officers from the South Sudan National Police Service participated in a comprehensive, three-day awareness raising workshop on the role of law enforcement personnel in preventing all forms of violence against women and girls. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS LAKES - Across the world…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh has followed the discussions in Brussels and regrets that no agreement was reached to overcome the current impasse. SRSG Ziadeh stresses the need to avoid any escalation that could destabilise the situation on the…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Mohamed Ag Ayoya of Mali as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and Resident Coordinator for the…

The construction of a new police station is the latest addition to Quick Impact Projects funded by UNMISS in Western Bahr El Ghazal State. Photo: Michael Wondi/UNMISS WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Citizens of Wau’s Baggari-Jedid neighborhood are rejoicing, and why wouldn’t they be? To curb crime in their…

Yesterday, 7,500 South Sudanese uniformed personnel across different security branches were unified under a single command umbrella in Upper Nile state. The graduation of Necessary Unified Forces is a key benchmark contained within the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Photo by Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS UPPER…

[As Delivered] President Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice President of the Republic and all the Vice-Presidents Rt. Honorable Speaker and Deputy Speakers, State Governors and Administrators of Administrative Areas Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament and the Council of States…

Traditional leaders from five counties in Lakes State have been learning more about how to better prevent and report violations of children. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS Violations of children’s right are commonplace in South Sudan, and Lakes State is no exception. With this in mind, the…