Unity and Lakes delegates agree to tackle cattle rustling
28 November 2013 - Officials from Unity and Lakes states pledged today in Rumbek to strengthen efforts to prevent cattle rustling and insecurity along their shared borders. Delegations attending a meeting, organized by AECOM and UNMISS, in the Lakes capital comprised chiefs and counties…
South Sudan commemorates World AIDS Day
29 November 2013 – The HIV infection rate in South Sudan seemed low, but results were affected by stigma surrounding the disease, the UN family head in the country said in Juba today. “We don’t actually know (what the real figures are),” said Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG)…
International Day for Persons with Disabilities, UNMISS SRSG to attend Wheelchair Basketball match
Juba, 3 December 2013 - To support the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will attend a wheelchair basketball match organized on Tuesday…
South Sudanese urged to fight HIV
2 December 2013 - World AIDS Day was celebrated in ceremonies across South Sudanese states today with speeches, songs, drams, medical advice and testimonies of people living with the pandemic. In Yambio, Western Equatoria State, South Sudan AIDS Commission State Director Jane Bangbe told hundreds of…
South Sudan Police Trainees Graduate from Rajaf Training Center
Juba, 3 December 2013 - You are cordially invited to attend a graduation ceremony for 126 South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) personnel who have completed a four-month intensive training at Rajaf Police Training Center.
UNMAS supports wheelchair basketball
3 November 2013 - A wheelchair basketball game held as part of activities to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was a prime opportunity to support them and raise awareness about their challenges, UNMISS Chief Hilde F. Johnson said in Juba today. “This will help to break the…
Community learns DDR in Aweil
3 December 2013 - Seeking ministry and community support for ex-combatants, a two-day workshop on South Sudan’s disarmament programme ended in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state capital Aweil today. Some 50 government officials as well as representatives of organized forces and non-governmental…
SEA campaign launched in Kuajok
3 December 2013 - Hundreds of local residents joined together today in Kuajok, Warrap State, at the government’s launch of its nation-wide campaign on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). Representatives from the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, Ministry of Gender and Child Social…
SSNPS officers complete specialized training in Juba
4 December 2013 - UNMISS and the South Sudanese government had shifted from basic to more specialized training for national police personnel, the UN Police (UNPOL) Commissioner said in Juba today. Speaking at the end of a six-month specialized training course at Rajaf Police Academy, Fred Yiga said…
Aweil SPLA officers trained in protecting civilians
5 December 2013 - Enhancing their skills as national army officers, senior members of the South Sudanese military completed a protection of civilians training today in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State capital Aweil. Conducted by UNMISS military and Protection of Civilians (PoC) section, topics…
UNMISS hands over police post in Aweil East
6 December 2013 - Assisting local authorities to enforce the law and maintain peace, the UN handed over today a police post in Aweil East County’s Yargot Payam in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. Construction of the $50,000 Quick Impact Project, consisting of two detention cells and an investigation…
Malakal volunteers hold charity run
5 December 2013 - Commemorating International Volunteers Day, UN Volunteers in Upper Nile organized a fundraising “Run for Charity” for children living in the interim care centre of the state capital Malakal today. The centre, which is run by the state Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare…