Trial of four detainees charged with treason begins in Juba
11 March 2014 - The trial of four political leaders accused of masterminding a coup in mid-December 2013 to overthrow President Salva Kiir’s government began today in a special Juba court. The detainees include Pagan Amum Okiech, former secretary-general of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation…
Humanitarian partners start relocating IDPs in Juba
12 March 2014 - To give internally displaced people (IDPs) better shelter, UNMISS and humanitarian actors today moved the first batch of Juba IDPs from the mission’s base in Tomping to another in Jebel which is better protected from coming rains. The move, organized by the International Organization…
UN delegation arrives in South Sudan to investigate convoy incident
Juba, 12 March 2014 - A UN high-level delegation from New York has arrived today in Juba. The delegation is in South Sudan to conduct an investigation regarding last week’s incident involving the transport of weapons and ammunition by road to Bentiu via Rumbek.
More IDPs moving to Melut County, partners say
13 March 2014 - Rapidly increasing numbers of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Melut County, Upper Nile State, were in urgent need of assistance, representatives of an assessment team said recently.The statement followed a visit on 10 March by UNMISS, UNICEF, the International Organization for…
Juba IDPs after rains
Juba displaced coping with onset of rainy season at UNMISS protection area on 13 March before moving to new site with better shelter. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
Japan Contributes $2.5 million to mine action in South Sudan
14 March 2014 - The Japanese government has donated $2.5 million to a special UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) project tackling unexploded hazards in South Sudan, the two organizations said in a recent statement.An increased number of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and other explosives since conflict broke…
Yambio, Juba celebrate women’s day with IDP visits, songs and drama
14 March 2014 - International Women’s Day was a time to take stock of what both sexes could do to achieve women’s rights in terms of peace and development, an UNMISS official said in Juba today. UNMISS Gender Officer Maria Nakabiito was speaking at an event in the protection of civilians (PoC) site…
UNMISS and WFP relocate orphans from Malakal to Juba
16 March 2014 - With supplies scarce and security tense in Malakal, Upper Nile State, more than 100 orphans have been relocated from the UN base there to the capital Juba. The 118 children and their caretakers were airlifted from Malakal on a World Food Programme (WFP) flight and relocated to the…
UNMISS hands over cultural centres, market in Raja
13 March 2014 - To boost trade and encourage community events, UNMISS handed over two cultural centres and a market in a ceremony today in Raja County, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. The cultural centres are in Raja and Boro Medina, while the vegetable market hall is in Raja, where the ceremony was…
UNICEF to restart construction of Bor school
17 March 2014 - Its contractor forced to flee when fighting broke out last December in Jonglei State, UNICEF now plans to finish building 10 classrooms for a girls’ school in the capital Bor. “Unfortunately, that project was just 40 per cent completed when the fighting started,” said UNICEF chief of…
Melut IDPs need food and water, humanitarian official says
16 March 2014 - Displaced people living at UNMISS and two other camps in Melut, Upper Nile State, desperately needed food and water, the top humanitarian official in South Sudan said today. “There is not enough food, water or shelters,” Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer said at the UNMISS…
Juba IDP relocation to UN House
UN Police assisting to dismantle displaced people’s tents at UNMISS Juba Tomping base on 17 March for relocation to UN House and better shelter from rains. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy