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…
Japanese contingent visits House of Hope orphanage in Juba
UNMISS peacekeeper from Japan holding boy at House of Hope orphanage in Juba, during contingent’s visit to children. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine
Warring parties sign implementation matrix
9 November 2014- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoys for South Sudan today welcomed the agreement by the government and opposition of a detailed timetable to implement the Cessation of…
First food convoy through Sudan humanitarian corridor arrives in Upper Nile
10 November 2014 - The first convoy of food assistance moved through Sudan to South Sudan had arrived in Upper Nile State through Sudan, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced today. The convoy consisted of 18 trucks…
IDPs learn to make handicrafts
Girl making handicrafts out of polyethylene bags at UNMISS protection site in Juba. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine
Finding families
Efforts are underway in the Jonglei State capital Bor to identify, trace and reunify hundreds of children separated from their families during the worst days of the South Sudan conflict. “Upon identification and subsequent…
Scholarships from haircuts
Six school boys in the Jonglei State capital Bor recently benefited from a scholarship which one UNMISS peacekeeper set up using money collected from haircuts he gave his colleagues. When Captain Lee Jae-woo first arrived at…
Campaign to prevent sexual abuse held in Bor
9 November 2014 - Sexual exploitation and abuse is “an abominable act” which is punishable by law and should not be tolerated, UNMISS Jonglei State Coordinator Hazel de Wet stressed in the state capital Bor today. Ms. Hazel…
Empower women against abuse, says minister in Aweil
12 November 2014 - It was vital to empower women through education and agricultural activities to reduce their vulnerability to all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, a senior official in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal…
Crimes levels lessen in Malakal protection site – UNPOL advisor
13 November 2014 - There has been a notable fall in crime levels being reported at the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, Upper Nile State, the UN Police State Advisor said today. “In the past three months, the…
Children in Bentiu protection site immunized against polio
13 November 2014 - To prevent an outbreak of polio among children living in the protection site at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu, health partners today started a three-day vaccination campaign. Led by the…
Children help build school
Children at Kapuri School in Central Equatoria State helping to carry blocks for new school new school with UNMISS Rwandan battalion built with community. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine