President Kiir meets UN chief, reaffirms readiness to meet Machar
6 May 2014 - South Sudan President Salva Kiir today reiterated his willingness to hold talks with opposition leader Riek Machar. In a press briefing after meeting with visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Juba, President Kiir said it was vital to stop fighting so that people could return to…
“Dialogue only solution for crisis”– SG
6 May 2014 - So many people have been killed in South Sudan’s conflict, that the country’s leaders should feel “a sense of political responsibility”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the end of a one-day visit to Juba today. “The people of South Sudan have suffered for too long and fought so…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets President Salva Kiir in Juba
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after meeting South Sudanese President Salva Kiir in Juba. Photo:UNMISS/PIO
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets displaced people in Juba
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative Hilde F. Johnson speaking to woman seeking shelter at UNMISS base in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Gideon
UN agencies, partners support Awerial IDPs
6 May 2014 - Humanitarian partners are working together to overcome challenges in providing assistance to over 100,000 displaced people (IDPs) in Awerial County, Lakes State, aid workers said today. “We are concerned about outbreaks of diseases, because the few latrines we have overflow during heavy…
Thousands flee to Ethiopia
6 May 2014 - More than 11,000 people escaping violence in Nasir, Upper Nile State, have fled across the Ethiopian border in the last 72 hours, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today. The agency reported a sharp rise in the number of refugees fleeing conflict, after government forces captured the…
USG Ladsous concludes visit to Juba
7 May 2014 - UNMISS had shown remarkable flexibility since 15 December by re-prioritizing mandate duties under resource and safety constraints, UN Peacekeeping Chief Herve Ladsous said today. Mr. Ladsous, who met several UNMISS and government officials, said he had come to South Sudan as an advance…
UNMISS releases comprehensive public human rights report on South Sudan Crisis
Juba, 8 May 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has today released a public report on the gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law that have occurred since the conflict in the world’s newest nation began on 15 December 2013. The…
Second round of cholera vaccination starts in Malakal
7 May 2014 - To prevent a breakout of cholera among displaced people at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) today started a second round of cholera vaccinations. The oral vaccination is targeting 2100 people, following the first round in April…
UNMISS releases human rights report
8 May 2014- It is vital for parties to the conflict in South Sudan to abandon their current determination to pursue military option and engage in the peace process in good faith, a new UNMISS human rights report released today says. The report, which presents findings of investigation and…
Fighting, rains disrupt education efforts in Bentiu
8 May 2014 - Fighting and heavy rains are the biggest disruption to hundreds of displaced children attending primary school at the UNMISS base in Bentiu, Unity State capital, a UNICEF official said recently. Luel Deng Ding, an education officer with the UN’s children’s agency said there was a…
Displaced in Yambio receive first food aid
9 May 2014 - For the first time since arriving in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio, displaced people who had fled violence in the country today received food from the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC). Jenty Bangafu, SSRRC Deputy Director in the state, said the…