UNMISS conducts a one-day mission to Boma
Juba, 2 June 2013 - On 30 May, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a one-day mission to Boma, Jonglei state. This was the first time UNMISS had returned to Boma since the SPLA entered the town on 18…
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Preparing to raise the UN flag at celebrations for International Day of UN Peacekeepers in Juba on 29 May. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy. Click for larger image
SSNPS add airport security to growing skills
3 June 2013 - South Sudanese police have added airport security to the growing list of skills they have picked up over the past few months with assistance from UN Police. The country's first 50 Airport Police Officers of the…
Airport Police graduation
South Sudan National Police Service officer holding graduation certificate from UNMISS-assisted aviation security course at Juba International Airport on 3 June. The week-long course was one of several trainings UN Police has…
UN approves $5.4m to help civilians in Jonglei
5 June 2013 - The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has given aid agencies in South Sudan $5.4 million for medical aid and two helicopters to assist people affected by hostilities in Jonglei State, according to a…
Eastern Equatoria now calm, governor says
4 June 2013 - UNMISS support to government efforts had helped to contain episodes of insecurity in Eastern Equatoria, Governor Louis Lobong Lojore said in the state capital Torit today. In a meeting with UNMISS Deputy Special…
World Environment Day
South Sudan joined the global community in celebrating World Environment Day on 5 June. For the new nation, a key environmental challenge is water resources management. Overall access to safe water is estimated at only 34…
Malakal hosts workshop on justice for vulnerable groups
5 June 2013 - Seeking to improve delivery of justice for vulnerable groups, UNMISS concluded a two-day workshop for law enforcement institutions from Upper Nile and Unity states in Malakal today. The workshop, organized with…
Upper Nile media trained in child rights
5 June 2013 - Aiming to increase journalists' knowledge of ethics when reporting on children, UNICEF organized a two-day workshop that ended today in Upper Nile State. The workshop, held in the state capital Malakal…
UNMISS giving free veterinary lectures at Jonglei university
10 June 2013 - Recognizing the desperate shortage of trained teachers at Jonglei State's only university, UNMISS has been providing the Bor institution with free veterinary classes. The mission's Indian Battalion is…
Peacekeepers donate blood in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal
7 June 2013 – In what has become a regular tradition, UNMISS Kenyan Battalion peacekeepers donated blood to children and pregnant women at Aweil Civil Hospital today. Some 14 soldiers participated in the current exercise in…
New contract to ensure job security
Juba, 10 June 2013 - The global policy of the United Nations (UN) system on the protection of UN premises is no longer to hire individual contractors. Based on a resolution of the General Assembly of the UN, the current…