South Sudan Police and UNMISS Launch Road Safety Awareness Campaign
Juba, 1 November 2013 - The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) together with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will launch a weeklong Road Safety Awareness campaign starting on Monday, November 04 th.
Human rights workshop ends in Yambio
1 November 2013 - Seeking to enhance human rights reporting, UNMISS concluded a two-day training course in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio today. “There is misconception in the community about the real meaning of human rights,” UNMISS Human Rights Officer and Acting State Coordinator…
UNMISS peacekeepers play football with South Sudanese Young Stars Football team
UNMISS Brazilian, Danish, German, Uruguayan and Romanian military officers playing football with South Sudanese Young Stars Football team in Juba on 2 November. Organized to promote cultural exchange, the game was won by the Young Stars in a score of 5:4. Photo: Agnieszka Mikulska
Akobo SPLA trained in child rights
31 October 2013 – Seeking to end the use and recruitment of children in the South Sudanese army, UNMISS completed a two-day training today for members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Akobo, Jonglei State. Attended by 60 SPLA commanding officers, the activity organized by the mission…
Ex-combatants receive tools to restart lives
1 November 2013 - Some 50 ex-soldiers in Rumbek, Lakes State, received “toolkits” today of materials they needed to begin new lives as farmers, auto mechanics, carpenters or masons. The distribution was carried out by the state Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission and monitored…
SPLA commanders learn UNMISS role
4 November 2014 - Sixty senior officers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) visited UNMISS headquarters in Juba today to learn about the mission’s role. The officers, who were all commanders of army divisions from all 10 states of South Sudan, were briefed by Deputy Special Representative…
SPLA Command Council visits UNMISS
Juba, 5 November 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) had the privilege to receive yesterday the visit of the SPLA Command Council on its compound. This high level visit of 60 SPLA generals was following the 4th SPLA Command Council Conference 2013.
HIV/AIDS campaign starts in Pochalla
4 November 2013 - A four-day campaign to boost HIV/AIDS awareness kicked off today in Pochalla County, a remote Jonglei State area that borders with Ethiopia. Pochalla was chosen for its location as well as reports indicating a high level of cross-border sexual activity, according to UNMISS HIV/AIDS…
UNMISS, SSNPS in road safety campaign
Monitoring speed in the week-long Road Safety Awareness Campaign launched by UNMISS and the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Juba on 4 November. Photo: UNMISS/Martine Perret
Volunteers vital for development, Bentiu workers say
4 November 2013 - Volunteerism was vital in efforts to develop South Sudan, workers with a Unity State organization said today during a meeting organized by UNMISS in the state capital Bentiu. The volunteers or “social mobilizers” associated with the South Sudan Trust Rehabilitation and Development…
Unity school children learn about UNMISS, Mongolia
5 November 2013 - Pupils of a school in Rubkona County today learned about the role of UNMISS during the visit of a joint team of mission civilian and Mongolian military peacekeepers.About 90 children from classes six and seven in Friendly Primary School, which was recently renovated by the…
SPLA learn to be peacekeepers
6 November 2013 – The people, army and government must work together for South Sudan to become a stable nation, a senior Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) officer said in Juba today. “It is only through cooperation that we can chart a better way forward,” said SPLA Deputy Director of Training…