Bentiu IDPs learn value of information sharing
18 February 2015 - It was vital for internally displaced persons (IDPs) to share information with UNMISS and humanitarian partners, the mission’s officials said in the Unity State capital Bentiu today. The officials, speaking at a half-day event aimed at highlighting the value of information-sharing…
South Sudan launches “Back to Learning Campaign”
19 February 2015 - The South Sudanese government and people must double efforts to make illiteracy history, President Salva Kiir said in Juba today as he launched a “Back to Learning Campaign”. The $42 million campaign is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Education, UNICEF and other…
Indian peacekeepers build new roads to assist Malakal IDPs
20 February 2015 - To boost delivery of humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UNMISS base in Upper Nile State, Indian contingent engineers have begun building new roads to the protection site from Malakal and the airport. “The road is strategically linking the (protection…
UNMISS conducts peace conference in Jonglei
20 February 2015 - Aiming to promote peace and encourage ways of resolving conflict through dialogue among people in Jonglei State, UNMISS today concluded a workshop in the capital Bor. Over 40 participants from different ethnicities in the state attended the three-day forum on peace management…
UNMISS organizes village debate in Bunj, Upper Nile State
23 February, 2015 - To increase understanding of the UNMISS role in protecting civilians and promoting human rights, mission officials in Upper Nile State today conducted a village debate in Bunj, a locality in Maban County. Some 35 participants representing youth, women, traditional and religious…
Search for prohibited materials in UNMISS protection site, Juba
UNMISS team including UN Police and formed police unit pouring alcohol during search for prohibited materials in mission’s protection site in Juba. Photo: UNMISS / Ilya Medvedev
Partners expanding UNMISS protection site in Bentiu
23 February 2015 - Work was underway to expand the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu to improve living conditions for internally displaced people (IDPs), an UNMISS official said today. According to UNMISS Relief, Reintegration and Protection Officer Marco Tesser, the extended…
Lack of leadership threatens South Sudan peace, warns UN official
24 February 2015 - Continuing tensions between South Sudan’s rival factions risked plunging the country into further violence, the top UN peacekeeping official warned in New York today. 24 February 2015 - Continuing tensions between South Sudan’s rival factions risked plunging the country into…
Polio campaign targeting millions launched in Malakal
24 February 2015 - Striving to reach zero polio infections, the South Sudanese Ministry of Health, UNICEF and other partners today launched a vaccination campaign in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal. “This time we are going to target 3,500,000 children across the country to be vaccinated in two…
Woman and child at UNMISS protection site
Woman and child at UNMISS protection site in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Ilya Medvedev
Torit secondary school students learn to prevent crime
26 February 2015 - UN Police (UNPOL) and partners today held a crime prevention awareness session at a secondary school in the Eastern Equatoria capital Torit. The four-hour interactive session, held in collaboration with the UN Development Programme and South Sudan police, was attended by 300…
2015 Transcripts
Near Verbatim Transcript of Press Conference by Deputy SRSG (Political) Moustapha Soumare Juba, 16 July 2015