UNMISS provides water system for thousands in Magwi
18 February, 2015 - Easing a severe water shortage in Magwi, Eastern Equatoria State, UNMISS today handed over a $60,000 pipe-borne water facility to the town. The solar-powered water system, expected to serve over 1,500…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…