New school for Kampuri
Soldier from UNMISS Rwandan Battalion, which is working with local community to construct new primary school at Kampuri, Juba. Photo: UNMISS/JC Mcilwaine
Ban urges world leaders to act against security threats
16 September 2014 - Just days ahead of the opening of this year’s General Assembly session, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on world leaders to act against serious threats to global and regional peace in several nations, including South Sudan.“We will not let these crises be forgotten…
Aweil Secondary School wins UNMISS volleyball match
18 September 2014 - As part of efforts to prevent conflicts in communities, UNMISS in collaboration with the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology organized a volleyball competition between Aweil National and Salva Kiir Girls Secondary schools in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. Aweil…
South Sudan can recover and develop, says peace director
20 September 2014 - The South Sudanese people desperately yearned for peace and development, but their hopes had been dashed by the current conflict, a top academic said in Juba today. Speaking at celebrations marking International Day of Peace (traditionally celebrated on 21 September), University…
UNMISS Bentiu displaced learn to avoid conflict
20 September 2014 - To educate displaced people about ensuring peace and avoiding conflict, UNMISS held a workshop today at its protection area in the Unity State capital Bentiu. Commemorating International Day of Peace (21 September), the workshop drew 35 participants from the UNMISS Protection of…
IDP women in Juba learn to make handicrafts
24 September 2014 - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) at an UNMISS protection site in Juba are using polythene bags to make handicrafts and earn their livings, thanks to an initiative of UN Police (UNPOL). During a recent visit to the Protection of Civilians UN House, UN Development Programme…
Bentiu celebrates International Day of Peace
21 September 2014 - The crisis in South Sudan was denying people their rights to peace, education and healthy living conditions, UNMISS State Coordinator Mary Cummins told displaced persons today in the Unity State capital Bentiu. “We need your help as a community to keep the peace in our PoC…
Peacekeeper with children at UNMISS base in Wau
UNMISS peacekeeper and children at mission’s base in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine
Rights violations in South Sudan reduced, but number of displaced rising
24 September 2014 - Gross human rights violations committed by parties to the South Sudanese conflict had declined but the number of civilians forced to flee violence now neared two 2 million, a top UN official said in Geneva today. Human rights violations committed by both parties included extra…
Ban blames South Sudan’s crisis on country’s leaders
25 September 2014 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today blamed the dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan on the country’s leaders, telling them to repair the damage.“You opened the wounds that have caused so much suffering,” Mr. Ban said during a meeting in New York. “Now heal them. The…
South Sudanese displaced by Kajo-Keji conflict receive aid items
25 September 2014 - Assisting South Sudanese uprooted by communal violence which started on 15 September at the country’s border with Uganda, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) began distributing relief items this week. The conflict between communities in Kajo-Keji County and Uganda’s Moyo district left…
UNMISS mandate should include capacity and peace building, says Kiir
27 September 2014 - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir expressed concern in New York today that the new UNMISS mandate focused on protecting civilians rather than other activities, including capacity building. Speaking to the UN General Assembly, Mr. Kiir said such changes had “serious implications…