Armed group to release thousands of children from its ranks - UNICEF
27 January 2015 - UNICEF and partners had secured the release of approximately 3,000 children from the South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction led by David Yau Yau, the UN children’s organization announced in a media…
Ethiopian battalion conducts patrol in Bentiu
UNMISS Ethiopian peacekeeper helping displaced woman carry firewood load during patrol in Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
Floods displace thousands in Unity’s Mayom County
29 January 2015 - A joint UNMISS-humanitarian team today visited Mayom County in Unity State to assess security and humanitarian needs of more than 50,000 families displaced by floods in the area.Thousands of people were left…
Dreams of a safer home
Women and girls trudging under the hot sun with firewood on their heads are common sights along the road running between Bentiu and Rubkona, Unity State. The women, who come from the UNMISS Bentiu Protection of Civilians (PoC…
Fishing in Unity
Fishing near Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
Peace and justice needed to stop impunity, UN official says
3 February 2015 - Peace and justice must reinforce each other to break the cycle of impunity and human rights violations in South Sudan, the UN human rights chief said today in the Unity State capital Bentiu. Rather than…
UN rights chief says AU report on violations should be released
5 February 2015 - Rather than delay releasing its report on human rights violations during the South Sudan conflict, the African Union should issue the document “very soon”, a top UN official said today in Juba. The AU Peace…
Hope Primary School
Student at Hope Primary School in Juba, where UN Police held a programme focusing on conflict resolution and sporting games on 6 February.
Crime rising at Malakal protection site
9 February 2015 - The number of criminal acts committed at UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, Upper Nile State, has doubled since last October, according to internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering…
UN humanitarian chief concludes visit to South Sudan
9 February 2015 - Continued conflict in South Sudan would put the country at risk of losing a generation of children, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos said in Juba today.Ms. Amos was…
UNMISS Rwandans hand over Kapuri school to government
9 February 2015 - To improve the learning environment at a Central Equatoria State school, the UNMISS Rwandan battalion today handed over newly constructed buildings to the South Sudanese government. During a routine patrol…
Communities hold pre-migration meeting in Aweil East County
10 February 2015 - To boost peaceful co-existence among host and immigrant communities in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State, representatives of the Dinka Malual and Misseyria tribes today attended a meeting in Warawar town, Aweil…