UN House protection site
UNMISS Juba UN House Protection of Civilians site. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
Bentiu IDPs attend psychological aid training
7 January 2015 - Aiming to help internally displaced people (IDPs) cope with stress, UNICEF today began a two-day training in psychological first aid at the UNMISS protection site in Bentiu, Unity State.Targeting 35 IDP volunteers selected to work with the non-governmental organization Nonviolent…
Warrap bans plastic bags in state
8 January 2015 - Warrap’s governor has banned the use of plastic bags in the state, extending a cleanup campaign begun late last year to rid towns of rubbish. Governor Nyandeng Malek Delic said the bags damaged the environment, littered roadsides and waterways and threatened livestock. He said the…
Food security levels improve, says FAO
7 January 2015 - South Sudan had registered improved food security levels over the past few months, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) officials said in Juba today. “Compared to what we had in May last year, the food security in the country has somewhat improved,” FAO Food Security Analyst…
UNMISS documents killings of civilians in Bentiu and Bor in April 2014
Juba, 9 January 2015 - The UNMISS Human Rights Division today issued a 33-page report concerning allegations that armed opposition forces killed hundreds of civilians on 15 April 2014 after they retook control of the Unity State capital of Bentiu from government troops. The report also documents the…
UNMAS sniffer dogs inspect closed protection site in Juba
UN Mine Action Service contractor with sniffer dog inspects recently closed protection site at UNMISS base in Tomping, Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
Displaced women in Bentiu want views heard in Addis Ababa
12 January 2015 - Women seeking shelter in the UNMISS protection site in Bentiu, Unity State, today called for representation of their views at the peace in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. “Since peace talks started in Addis Ababa no one has called for our representation,” said Lubna Abdul Ghadi…
Peace needed to avert further humanitarian consequences, Toby Lanzer says
13 January 2015 - Failing to find peace would result in continued suffering for the South Sudanese people, the top humanitarian official in the country said in Juba today. In an interview with Radio Miraya, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby…
Malakal IDPs call for peaceful co-existence
15 January 2015 - To promote peaceful co-existence amongst the internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UNMISS protection site in Malakal, Upper Nile State, religious leaders at the site recently started a peace and reconciliation campaign. Peter Riak Thon, chairman of the IDPs Peace and…
Agencies complete registration at PoC 3
Officials carry out registration at UNMISS protection site in Juba in an exercise which revealed that there are 27122 internally displaced people at the mission’s largest site near UN House. Photo: UNMISS/Ilya Medvedev
UNMISS Chinese infantry peacekeepers to be based in Juba
Juba, 15 January, 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is pleased to welcome the pending deployment of a Chinese infantry battalion which will be based and operating out of UNMISS Headquarters in Juba.
UNMISS Formed Police Units and Military Battalions demonstrate riot control techniques
Aiming to maintain law and order in UNMISS protection sites, the Bangladesh Formed Police Unit as well as the Nepalese Battalion and Formed Police Unit demonstrated riot control techniques at an event presided over by UNMISS Deputy Force Commander Brig. Gen. Ramesh Pun. Photos: UNMISS/Kishor Pradhan