Standing guard in Wau
Kenyan soldiers standing guard at UNMISS in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. Photo: UNMISS/Julio Brathwaite
Turalei IDPS need food, water and medicine, UNMISS team hears
22 May 2014 - Living conditions were deteriorating at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Turalei, Warrap State, although food registration had begun, an UNMISS team visiting there learned today. Some 6,000 people…
Thousands of IDPs vaccinated against cholera in Bentiu
22 May 2014 - To prevent an outbreak of cholera on the UNMISS protection site in Bentiu, Unity State, humanitarian partners completed a vaccination campaign today for more than 20,000 people. The World Health Organization…
Rumbek SSNPS learn community policing
22 May 2014 - To bring more crimes to police attention, UN Police concluded a two-week training on community policing for 21 South Sudanese officers today in Rumbek, Lakes State. Topics covered during the South Sudan National…
UNMISS meets with David Yau Yau to discuss peace
Juba, 23 May 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, received yesterday David Yau Yau, the leader of the South…
Warrap traditional chiefs, commissioners learn good governance
23 May 2014 - Strengthening the capacity of South Sudanese traditional authorities and commissioners, UNMISS held a one-day training in governance in the Warrap State capital Kuajok. More than 35 traditional chiefs and six…
UNMISS boosts security with watch group in Bentiu
23 May 2014 - To provide better security at the civilian protection site at UNMISS in Bentiu, Unity State, the mission and partners concluded training a community watch group today. UNMISS Civil Affairs Officer Samuel Sarpong…
LRA must be stopped, abductees reintegrated, conference resolves
23 May 2014 - Seeking to end Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) atrocities, a regional conference that concluded in the Western Equatoria capital Yambio today resolved to call on its combatants to surrender. Treating those who…
Legal actors learn rule of law in Rumbek
23 May 2014 - To educate relevant actors about the importance of rule of law in the young nation, UNMISS coordinated a monthly Rule of Law Forum today in the Lakes State capital Rumbek. The aim of the Forum was to discuss…
Juba workshop explores civilian oversight of security forces
23 May 2014 - Seeking to promote security and the prevention of human rights abuses, UNMISS held a workshop on civilian oversight of the security sector and its actors today in Juba. The workshop brought together civil…
Warrap community learns about justice, fair trials
22 May 2014 - To educate people of Gogrial West County, Warrap State, about the role of justice actors, rule of law and fair trials, UNMISS held a legal awareness event today for members of Yieth-liet community.Some 60 chiefs…
UNMISS assesses local government roles in Torit
23 May 2014 - Seeking to examine local government organs, UNMISS today concluded a two-day seminar targeting civil servants, law makers and chiefs in Eastern Equatoria State. Speaking at the opening ceremony in the capital…