Western Equatoria gets new school buildings
16 October 2014 - Hundreds of children in Western Equatoria’s Nzara and Yambio Counties who have been studying under trees will benefit from school facilities provided by UNICEF. A new four-classroom building for Gangura Primary School in Yambio County was officially handed over today by UNICEF…
SEA Campaign kicks off in Malakal
16 October 2014 - To raise awareness of sexual exploitation and abuse, UNMISS and partners launched a campaign at the missions protection of civilians site in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today. Cecilia Tillada, head of the UNMISS Judiciary Advisory Section, pledged the mission’s support in…
400,000 children drop out of school due to conflict
Boys riding to school in Western Equatoria State. According to aid agencies, an estimated 400,000 children in South Sudan have dropped out of school due to the conflict. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
UNDP launches crisis prevention and recovery programme
20 October 2014 - Aiming to lay the foundation for early recovery by creating sustainable livelihoods, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a series of activities at a protection of civilians site inside the UN House compound in Juba. The integrated crisis prevention and recovery…
Conflict-affected county learns UNMISS’ new role
20 October 2014 - Civil society members, women and youth in a conflict-affected area of Unity State today learned about peacebuilding and what UNMISS is now doing in South Sudan. Addressing the one-day UNMISS training, Leer County Civil Society Alliance Secretary General John Rel Bath praised the…
UNMISS condemns abductions of UNMISS employee and WFP staff at Malakal airfield
Juba, 17 October 2014 - On 10 October, three Individual Contractors employed by UNMISS, who were working at the airfield in Malakal, were seized by an unidentified armed group of 15 to 20 men in uniformed and civilian clothes and driven away in a pick-up truck.
IDPS move to new sites on UNMISS bases
21 October 2014 - UNMISS had built new sites for about 28,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking shelter on the mission’s bases in three state capitals to improve their living conditions, a senior official said in Juba today.“When we first opened our gates, we expected it to be a temporary…
South Sudan’s warring parties must negotiate, says UN envoy
22 October 2014 - South Sudan must silence the guns, immediately agree to a peace deal and return to the path of peace and stability, the UN envoy to the country said in New York today. Briefing the Security Council, UNMISS head Ellen Margrethe Loej urged the UN body and regional leaders to help…
Humanitarians use boats to travel from Mingkaman
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer and Canadian envoy Nicholas Coghlan traveling to Bor, Jonglei State, from Mingkaman, an open camp in Lakes State with almost 100,000 displaced people. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
Independence shows UN's success, says South Sudanese official
24 October 2014 - South Sudan’s independence is an example of the United Nations’ successes in attaining peace in the world, a senior government official said in Juba today. Abdon Terkoc Matuel, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was speaking during…
UN Day marked with new school for Kapuri
25 October 2014 - Sitting on the hard ground and braving bad weather to learn will soon end for pupils at Kapuri Primary School near Juba, thanks to UNMISS Rwandese soldiers. The idea to build the students a school emerged during a routine patrol when the Rwandese spied young students studying under…
UN hailed in South Sudanese states
24 October 2014 - UN Day was marked across South Sudan’s states today by colourful celebrations featuring cultural dances, drawing competitions, school donations, sporting activities and speeches. During a ceremony in Kuajok, Warrap State, Acting Governor Akec Tong Aleu praised UNMISS, stating that…