International community condemns killings in South Sudan
22 April 2014 - To safeguard the safety and security of displaced people in South Sudan must be the absolute priority of the UN, an independent Human Rights expert said today. “A solid and comprehensive strategy on internal displacement and strong safeguards for the protection of IDPs must be a…
UNMISS corrects erroneous information provided by the Hon. Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Juba, 23 April 2013 - UNMISS wishes to correct erroneous information provided on two issues during a press conference held earlier today by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting of the Republic of South Sudan, Honourable Michael Makuei Lueth.
UNMISS operations not “business-as-usual”, says peacekeeping chief
23 April 2014- The UN could no longer operate in “business-as-usual” mode in South Sudan given the surging violence in the country, Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous said in New York today. “We are not and cannot be in a business as usual format,” Mr. Ladsous told…
UNMISS condemns unprovoked attack on barge convoy in Upper Nile State
Juba, 24 April 2014 - The UN Mission in South Sudan condemns in the strongest possible terms this morning’s unprovoked attack on a convoy of barges hired by the Mission to deliver urgently needed food and fuel supplies to the UNMISS Upper Nile Base in Malakal. The attack took place on the Nile River…
UNMISS condemns attacks on aid barges
24 April 2014 - An attack today on a convoy of barges hired by UNMISS to a mission base in Upper Nile State was an example of the difficulties aid agencies and the mission were facing in reaching people in hard-to-access areas, a senior humanitarian official in South Sudan said today. Vincent Lelei…
DSRSG Toby Lanzer visits Bentiu
Deputy Special Represenative of the UN Secretary-General Toby Lanzer talking to an injured man at UNMISS protection site in Unity State capital Bentiu. Photo:UNMISS/Tina Turyagyenda
Hundreds massacred in Bentiu
UNMISS staff and peacekeepers outside mosque in Unity State capital Bentiu where more than 200 people were killed on 15 April. Photo: UN/Amanda Weyler
Reinforcements at UNMISS protection site in Bor
UNMISS peacekeepers strengthening protection site perimeter at mission’s base in Jonglei State capital Bor following attack on civilians on 17 April.
UN human rights chief arrives in Juba
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay with UN special envoy for the prevention of genocide Adama Dieng and South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Barnaba Marial Benjamin after meeting to discuss human rights situation in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Gideon
FAO implements vital “seeds for peace” projects
26 April 2014 - To avoid a “terrible crisis” from becoming a “catastrophic crisis”, war-torn South Sudan must keep up agricultural production and continue with development programmes where possible. That was the key message when Sue Lautze, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the…
UN human rights chief arrives in Juba
28 April 2014 - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights arrived in Juba today in the wake of recent killings of civilians in the Unity State capital Bentiu and the Jonglei State capital Bor. Navi Pillay, who is on a joint mission with Adama Dieng, the UN's special envoy for the prevention of…
Hundreds seeking refuge at UNMISS base in Wau
Some of hundreds of displaced people seeking refuge at UNMISS base in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital Wau. Photo: UNMISS/Micheal Wondi