Sexual exploitation and abuse campaign launched in Yambio
23 October 2014 - Chiefs in Western Equatoria would take serious measures against anyone abusing the rights of women and girls, a state official said in the capital Yambio today. Chief’s representative Simon Mombasa was speaking at the launch of the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)…
HIV victims receive gifts in WES
24 October 2014 - UNMISS and UN agencies today donated used clothes, money and other needed items to over 650 men, women and orphans living with HIV/AIDS at Nzara Rain Bow community to mark UN Day in Western Equatoria. “The purpose of our visit to you today during UN day celebrations is to show our…
Sixty civilians injured in fighting near UNMISS
27 October 2014 - More than 60 civilians were injured yesterday after fighting broke at a protection of civilians site next to UN House on the outskirts of Juba, according to a UN spokesperson. Four of the injured civilians were in serious condition, while two armed UN Police officers suffered minor…
Government of South Sudan and UN launch Children, not Soldiers campaign
Juba, 29 October 2014 - The Government of South Sudan, with the support of the United Nations, today launched the "Children, not Soldiers" campaign nationally, marking the country’s renewed commitment to end the recruitment and use of children by its army.
Civil society learns human rights in Yambio County
30 October 2014 - To boost the ability of some 25 civil society members and human rights defenders in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State, UNMISS concluded a two-day workshop there today. “The intention of this training is to give new skills to civil society groups to create awareness about human…
Juba students call for laws to stop sexual exploitation
31 October 2014 - Juba Girls Secondary School students called today on the government to enact laws protecting girls and to end Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). “This law will protect girls and it will reduce school dropouts,” said one of the students, who did not wish to be named. She noted…
UNMISS protects civilians amidst violence in Unity State
31 October 2014 - UNMISS today extracted 30 civilians from the Rubkona airstrip in Unity State and brought them to the Protection of Civilians site at the mission’s base in the state capital Bentiu. The move followed a renewed outbreak of violence in Bentiu and Rubkona, another town in the state. In…
SSNPS officers complete training in confidence and trust building
31 October 2014 - Building confidence in the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) would help create an environment that would allow internally displaced people (IDPs) to return to their homes, a senior UNMISS official said in Juba today. “To succeed in protecting civilians you must uphold the…
SSNPS officers complete training in confidence and trust building
UN Police advisors with South Sudanese National Police Service officers who completed six-week training in confidence and trust building. Photo: UNMISS / Ilya Medvedev
Juba students call for laws to stop sexual exploitation
Juba Girls Secondary School girls dancing at event held as part of 2014 nation-wide campaign by government, UNMISs and partners to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse. Photo: UNMISS/ JC McIlwaine
Security Council outraged by new hostilities
5 November 2014 - Members of the UN Security Council today expressed their alarm and outrage at the resumption of hostilities between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and opposition forces in Unity and Upper Nile states in the recent days. “The members of the Security Council condemned in the…
South Korean contingent donates to displaced people in Bor
5 November 2014 - Internally displaced people (IDPs) seeking shelter at the UNMISS base in the Jonglei State capital Bor today received various non-food items from the mission’s outgoing South Korean military unit. The donation, made as part of activities to mark the departure of the Mechanical…