Malakal celebrates Day of African Child
16 June 2014 - The Day of the African Child was celebrated by children living in the protection area at UNMISS in Malakal, Upper Nile State, with songs, traditional dances and drama on early and forced marriages. UNMISS head of Civil Affairs Adesola Abolurin, representing the mission, urged parents…
Cholera cases top 1,700, risk still high
16 June 2014 - The number of cholera cases reported in Juba has risen to 1,720, including 37 deaths, and the risk of infection is still high, according to a statement released today by the Ministry of Health. People were still in danger of contracting the disease due to health practices, the…
South Sudanese children call on leaders to find peace
16 June 2014 - Celebrating the Day of the African Child, South Sudanese children urged their leaders today to find a peaceful solution to the conflict that has plagued the country since December. Children around the country took part in events to promote peace, noted a statement jointly released by…
Children at great risk of death in South Sudan, says Lanzer
14 June 2014 - Low funding for nutrition and protection programmes could result in death of 50,000 children this year if they do not get assistance, South Sudan’s humanitarian chief said in Juba today. UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer was speaking at a media briefing during which he released…
Rumbek police trained to protect vulnerable groups
16 June 2014 - In line with new UNMISS mandate which emphasizes protection of civilians, a training course for police officers ended in the Lakes State capital Rumbek today. UN Police (UNPOL) in the state organized the two-week training-of-trainers course focusing on Gender, Child and Vulnerable…
First boarding school opens in Western Equatoria
16 June 2014 - Hundreds of people in Ibba County, Western Equatoria, today witnessed the opening of the first ever primary boarding school in the state.The all-girls school is the brainchild of Ibba County Commissioner Bridget Nagomoro, who wrote a proposal for donors from the United Kingdom (UK) to…
Ibba County to receive $150,000 a year from teak
16 June 2014 - Western Equatoria’s Ibba County stands to gain $150,000 a year from a company planning to harvest and plant teak there following an agreement signed today in the capital Yambio. The Indian-based Hakim Company signed a 30-year memorandum of understanding with the Western Equatoria…
Displaced relocate to UN House protection area
Displaced people arriving at new protection site in Juba UN House compound from previous area at UNMISS Tomping. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
Wau civil groups sensitized on security reform
18 June 2014 - To boost the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) in monitoring, investigating and reporting on human rights violations and security, UNMISS organized a one-day training in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal capital Wau today. More than 40 participants drawn from 14 CSOs attended…
IDPs start move to new Juba site
19 June 2014 - A new protection site beside UNMISS headquarters in Juba was ready to welcome up to 13,300 internally displaced people (IDPs), a senior mission official said today.“Relocation from the UNMISS Tomping base to the new site is beginning this week,” said Derk Segaar, Recovery…
Gravely violating children
Flooded plains of vibrant, green grass stretch to the horizon on either side of a mud track. The humidity is high in Pibor, but fails to stop children from running in every direction. Due to rains, the area is cut off from outlying counties in Jonglei State for about nine months of the year. Despite…
HIV infections increasing in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal
19 June 2014 - The rate of contracting HIV infections in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State was “threatening”, State Minister of Health Tong Deng Anei said in the state capital Aweil today. Mr. Anei said the number of confirmed HIV cases in recent months was higher than the state had witnessed before.…