UNMISS chief visits Malakal
10 March, 2015- The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and head of UNMISS Ellen Margrethe Loej, and the U.S. Charge D’Affaires, Charles Twining, visited the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today.…
Malakal IDPs receive radio and raincoat donations
8 March 2015 - Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile state capital Malakal recently received a donation from Viable Support to Transition and Stability (VISTAS), a programme funded by the US…
Upper Nile conducts first primary leaving examinations since conflict start
11 March 2015 - UNMISS and partners recently started supporting displaced children living at the mission’s protection site in the Upper Nile state capital Malakal to sit examinations at centres outside the base. The week-long…
Jonglei parliamentarians in conflict management forum
11 March 2015 - Seeking to promote peace and enhance conflict management, UNMISS today concluded a training workshop for members of parliament in the Jonglei State capital Bor. Legislators from different tribes and…
UNPOL holds crime prevention forum in Eastern Equatorial State
12 March 2015- As part of continuing efforts to enhance community policing in Eastern Equatoria State, UN Police (UNPOL) advisors today held an awareness forum on crime prevention. Present at the event, which was the third of…
UNMISS hands over police post to Wau County
12 March 2015 - To promote peace and security in Wau County, UNMISS today handed over a police post to the county’s police commission. The police post worth $50,000 was built using funding from the mission’s Quick Impact…
Japan contributes US $2.5 million to mine action in South Sudan
13 March 2015 - Following up on a pledge made at the High-Level Event on the Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan in Nairobi on 9 February, Japan today confirmed a contribution of US $2.5 million for the mine action in the…
Servicing UNMISS aircraft
UNMISS staff cleaning mission’s aircraft during service ahead of another trip. Photo: UNMISS/ JC McIlwaine
UNMISS sensitizes Lobonok residents on human rights
15 March 2015 - To increase human rights awareness among local communities, UNMISS recently conducted a five-day workshop in Lobonok, a locality in Juba County, Central Equatoria State. The forum, which drew 223 participants…
DFID delegation visits Malakal protection site
16 March 2015 - Officials from the United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for International Development (DFID) today visited the protection site at the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile State. Leading the delegation, DFID South…
Absence of peace could lead to grave humanitarian consequences, Lanzer says
17 March 2015 - Lack of real progress on the political front was raising concerns that this could result in more fighting which would have more consequences on people’s lives, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer said in…
Jur River County authorities receive police post, water project from UNMISS
17 March 2015 - Continuing efforts to support peacebuilding in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, UNMISS handed over a police post and potable water project to authorities in Jur River County today. Speaking at the hand-over…