Christmas singing
Children from Confident Children out of Conflict orphanage singing at Christmas function in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.