Solutions needed to tackle violence, says Ban
19 March 2013 - Lasting solutions must be found to address the threat from armed groups in South Sudan, despite government efforts to control them, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in latest report on the country. "I am disturbed by the recent flare-up of new incidents of inter-communal violence…
Ex-combatants to learn new skills in Mapel
20 March 2013 - Over 50 former soldiers in Lakes State's Yirol West County will learn new skills to help them re-enter civilian life in a pilot UNMISS-government pilot programme beginning 15 April 2013. The vocational training, to take place Mapel, Western Bahr El-Ghazal, will train participants in…
Pibor, Jonglei State
Women and children in Pibor, Jonglei State. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image.
Japan contributes five million to demining in South Sudan
19 March 2013 - The Japanese government has announced it will contribute $5 million to set up quick reaction teams to clear mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in South Sudan, according to a UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) statement released today. The funding will allow an UNMAS project termed…
South Sudan’s progress uneven, says SRSG
21 March 2013 - South Sudan's transition towards a stable, viable state was continuing at an uneven pace, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council in New York today. Internal security challenges, especially inter-communal violence in several areas and armed group activity, posed…
Upper Nile and DSRSG Lanzer agree on taxation
20 March 2013 - The Upper Nile government had agreed that humanitarian aid would be free from taxation in the state, a top UNMISS official said in the capital Malakal today. "Public funds that come from donor countries to finance the projects of NGO's (non-governmental organizations) or UN Agencies…
World Water Day
Woman transporting water to her home in Juba, South Sudan, as the world celebrates World Water Day on 22 March. Only about 25 per cent of the country's population enjoys access to safe drinking water. Millions of people must trek miles every day to collect water from ponds, marshes, ditches or hand…
Kenyan peacekeepers donate blood in Aweil
22 March 2013 - Answering a call from local authorities to save the lives of children and pregnant mothers, 16 UNMISS Kenyan peacekeepers donated blood today to Aweil Civil Hospital in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. Speaking to Radio Miraya at the hospital, laboratory specialist Ursula Schlosser…
Police, legal officials learn criminal investigation in Lakes
21 March 2013 - Prosecutors and police investigators must practice skills they have learned from the international community in carrying out their duties, a top government official said today in the Lakes State capital Rumbek. "Use the skills acquired to fight crime and ensure justice for all,"…
Farmers to receive food-for-work in Unity
25 March 2013 - Farmers affected by last year's flooding in Unity would receive food-for-work during the current agricultural season, a top state official announced today. Speaking to journalists in the capital Bentiu, Deputy and Acting Unity Governor of Michael Chanjiak Gai said the World Food…
DDR farming project, Pariak, Jonglei
Clearing land for farming in project supported by UNMISS Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Unit in Pariak, Jonglei State. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret. Click for larger image
Sheltering civilians from conflict in Jonglei
28 March 2013 - As attacks from armed militia groups in Jonglei State have intensified in recent months, UNMISS bases in Pibor and Gumuruk have sheltered thousands of civilians. On 21 March, UNMISS received 1,100 civilians at its compound in Gumuruk, Pibor County, following a clash between the SPLA…