International Literacy Day
South Sudanese children attending Akuem Primary School in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. This year's International Literacy Day, celebrated on 8 September, is dedicated to "literacies for the 21st century" and highlights the need to realize basic literacy skills for all. According to the UN…
UNMISS peacekeepers donate blackboards
UNMISS peacekeepers donating blackboards and other stationery items to students and teachers of a school in Gumuruk, Jonglei State. On the eve of International Literacy Day, which is commemorated on 8 September, peacekeepers from the Indian Battalion 2 met with the administrator of Gumuruk payam…
SSNPS officers start explosives’ disposal course
9 September 2013 - UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and UN Police (UNPOL) launched an eight-week course on Conventional Munitions Disposal for South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) officers in Rajaf today. Twenty-four SSNPS Criminal Investigations Department officers from the Greater Bahr El…
Indian Battalion provides veterinary services in Jonglei
10 September 2013 - Supporting local pastoral communities in Jonglei State to control the spread of diseases among their livestock, UNMISS Indian Battalion veterinary doctors are conducting animal treatment camps in the state. The veterinary camps, which are held six times a week in collaboration…
UN Celebrates International Literacy Day in South Sudan
Juba, 10 September 2013 - The United Nations has celebrated International Literacy Day since 1966, as a reminder that literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning. International Literacy Day 2013 was commemorated worldwide under the theme of "Literacies for the 21st Century".
UNMISS staff donate food to Kuajok flood victims
10 September 2013 - UNMISS staff in Warrap State today donated various food items to residents of Mayen Gumel village in state capital Kuajok who were affected by recent floods. Led by the mission's acting State Coordinator Isaac Lappia, an UNMISS team delivered 26 bags of sorghum, two boxes of…
UNMISS assistance to widespread floods in South Sudan
Juba, 12 September 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is assisting local authorities in areas affected by widespread flooding and recent torrential rains. Floods and heavy rainfalls have caused extensive damage to infrastructure in South Sudan especially roads and bridges.
Unity State’s Panyijar County holds peace rally
11 September 2013 – About 2,000 local residents of Panyijar County in Unity State attended a peace rally today to strengthen peaceful co-existence between them and nearby communities. The mass meeting was organized in response to reports that youths in the county were mobilizing for a revenge attack…
Malakal journalists learn about UNMISS role
11 September 2013 - To increase awareness of the mandate of UNMISS, the Mission's office in Upper Nile State organized a one-day forum for local journalists and communications officers in the state capital Malakal today. Twenty-five participants from local media houses and government institutions…
Chinese peacekeepers repairing roads in Aweil
Chinese Engineers repairing the main road that connects Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state capital Aweil and Western Bahr El-Ghazal state capital Wau, after it was severely damaged by floods. UNMISS is assisting local authorities in areas affected by recent torrential rains in much of South Sudan by…
Relocation of Sudanese refugees from Malakal begins
10 September 2013 -- The South Sudan Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA) and UNHCR have begun the relocation of Sudanese refugees from Upper Nile State to Ajuong Thok in Unity State. The first group of 182 refugees left the Upper Nile State capital Malakal in a boat on Sunday, bound for Rubkona in…
Frequently Asked Questions : UNMISS patrols in Pibor county
Update on UNMISS patrols in Pibor county as of 13 September 2013