Protection area in Bentiu
Displaced children at UNMISS protection area in Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Adhikari
Melut IDPs stress vital need for peace and reconciliation
26 May 2014 - Ethnic communities must live together peacefully and truly reconcile to recover from the horror and trauma of war, according to Mary Nyaloth Lony. Separated from her husband during the South Sudan conflict, Ms. Lony is one of more than 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living…
Agencies say expected cholera cases could double
27 May 2014 - The number of suspected cholera cases in Juba has risen to over 670 with 23 deaths, leading health officials to double their estimates of people who could contract the disease. “Because of the current caseload … we went back and recalculated the estimate,” UNICEF Senior Emergency…
Security Council extends UNMISS, prioritizes civilian protection
27 May 2014 - The Security Council today extended UNMISS and revised its mandate to focus on protecting civilians and tackling the security, humanitarian and political crisis that has gripped the nation for the past six months. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council decided to extend the…
Tens of thousands more South Sudanese flee fighting following truce, says UNHCR
27 May 2014 - Some 70,000 more people have fled their homes in South Sudan since a 9 May agreement was signed to end fighting that has ravaged the country for over six months, the UN Refugee Agency said today. “In South Sudan, the number of people fleeing fighting continues to rise almost three…
Polio immunization campaign launched in Kuajok
27 May 2014 - Seeking to free Warrap of polio, the state Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF today launched a four-day immunization campaign in its six countries and the Abyei region. Health authorities said about 531,074 children up to five years old as well as 4,200…
Law enforcers learn rule of law, reduced detention in Kuajok
28 May 2014 - Aiming to promote rule of law and shorter detention times for prisoners, UNMISS concluded a two-day judiciary workshop today in the Warrap State capital Kuajok. Organized by UNMISS Justice Advisory Section, the workshop’s 30 participants included personnel from the prisons service…
A passion for engineering
No ordinary woman, Agnes Sieh is one of the few woman peacekeepers working as a carpenter with the UNMISS engineering section. Agnes, who hails from Liberia, works in Malakal, Upper Nile State, scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the ongoing South Sudan conflict. The mother of three is…
With new mandate, UNMISS can protect more civilians, says SRSG
29 May 2014 - UNMISS’ new mandate made protecting civilians the top priority and boosted its military and police strength, the mission’s top official said today in Juba at a ceremony marking International Day of UN Peacekeepers. “This will also enable UNMISS to protect more civilians far from our…
China, UNMISS inaugurate new protection site in Juba
29 May 2014 - The new protection of civilians (PoC) area in Juba would allow the displaced to live a more dignified life until they felt safe enough to return home, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson said today at a handover ceremony for the site. Ma Qiang…
Peacekeepers day celebrated across South Sudan
29 May 2014 - International Day of UN Peacekeepers was celebrated across South Sudanese states with readings of the Secretary General’s message, traditional dances, drama and sporting events. In Malakal, Upper Nile State, UNMISS held a dialogue between internally displaced persons (IDPs) and…
Peacekeepers Day
International Day of UN Peacekeepers celebration in Juba on 29 May. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy