AU commission visits Malakal to investigate conflict
28 May 2014 - To investigate causes of conflict in South Sudan, a delegation from the African Union (AU) Commission of Enquiry visited the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today. Commission members were making a field assessment of the main areas of conflict, after first stopping in Juba. Key aims…
UNMISS holds prison supervisory course in Torit
30 May 2014 - To educate prison officers about managing facilities and handling inmates, UNMISS today concluded a two-week supervisory course in the Eastern Equatoria capital Torit. Some 20 non-commissioned officers of the South Sudan Prison Service attended the training. Speaking at the closing…
Kenya’s Madaraka Day celebrated in Wau
1 June 2014 - Commemorating the 51 st anniversary of internal self-rule in Kenya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson and Kenya’s Ambassador to South Sudan Cleland Leshore led a 14-member delegation to the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital Wau today. Known as…
UNMISS and partners move Malakal displaced to new site
31 May 2014 - Targeting the most vulnerable, UNMISS and partners today began relocating people seeking protection at the mission’s base in Malakal, Upper Nile State, to a new site. The area, located within the mission walls, affords the displaced better hygiene, more water points for clean drinking…
Prison officers learn new skills in Yambio
30 May 2014 - To promote human rights and respect for prisoners, UNMISS held a 10-day intensive training course for some prison officers in the Western Equatoria capital Yambio. Some 20 prison officers attended the course, which included topics related to delegation of authority and how to compact…
Cholera cases on decline, health partners say
3 June 2014 - The number of daily cholera cases had significantly declined in South Sudan, Minister of Health Riek Gai Kuk said in Juba today. “There was a total of 1,124 cumulative cases as of 1 June,” said Dr. Kuk, who declared an outbreak of the disease in Juba on 15 May. “However, we have noted…
Warrap RRC staff trained in leadership skills
3 June 2014 - To enhance their leadership skills, UN agencies in Warrap State today began training 35 Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) staff in the state capital Kuajok.UNMISS is funding the two-day training, which covers topics like coordinating and chairing meetings, effective…
SRSG Johnson tells Bor residents ‘South Sudan is your tribe’
3 June 2014 – South Sudanese should put ethnic divisions behind them and unite as citizens of their country, UNMISS’ top official said today in the Jonglei capital Bor. “South Sudan will not survive if you allow tribalism to prevail,” Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde F…
Prolonged detention rises in Western Equatoria
4 June 2014 - Lack of judges in nine out of 10 counties in Western Equatoria State was negatively affecting local citizens, a senior judicial official said in the state capital Yambio today. State Head of Legal Administration Deng Kuot Machar said the only four second magistrate judges in the state…
UN chief urges South Sudanese rivals to meet
4 June 2014 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to meet with former Vice-President Riek Machar on Monday, as agreed in the 9 May document aimed at ending fighting in the country. In a telephone call with the President, Mr. Ban expressed “grave concern”…
Time to Act against sexual violence
SRSG Hilde F. Johnson participating in "Time to Act" photo campaign in Juba. The United Kingdom is coordinating campaign globally to support current summit on sexual violence taking place in London and raise awareness about the issue. Photo: UNMISS/Julio Brathwaite
UNMISS donates drugs, blood to Aweil hospital
4 June 2014 - As part of activities to commemorate International Peacekeepers Day, UNMISS in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State today donated various items to Aweil Civil Hospital. Both civilian and military personnel participated in commemorating the day, which is observed on 29 May annually. Seven…