Saving lives in South Sudan requires freedom of movement for aid workers
Juba, 5 May 2015: “On 23-24 April, aid workers left Pagak in Upper Nile state because of harassment and impediments to their freedom of movement. We are working toward a resolution so that they can return and work in line…
South Sudan ratifies Convention on the Rights of the Child
4 May 2015 - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child today welcomed South Sudan’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The committee also repeated its call for universal ratification of the…
UNMISS hands over classroom blocks in Eastern Equatoria
6 May 2015- UNMISS today launched a $ 25,000 project to construct an additional two-classroom building for Anzara Primary School in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria State. This follows the completion and handing over of another two…
DSRSG Soumaré visits Rumbek
7 May 2015 - To familiarize himself with the situation in Lakes State, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (DSRSG) in South Sudan (Political) Moustapha Soumaré visited the state capital Rumbek today…
Riot control training in Juba
Nepalese Formed Police Unit demonstrating riot control techniques during training in Juba on 7 May 2015. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
UNMISS statement on the ongoing violence in Unity State
Juba - 11 May 2015 - Since intensified military activities began in Unity State on 20 April, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has grown increasingly concerned about continuing and consistent reports coming…
UNMISS condemns violence in protection sites in Juba
Juba, 12 May 2015 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns the fighting that erupted among internally displaced persons (IDPs) last weekend at its protection-of-civilians (PoC) sites in Juba. One person was…
Japanese Battalion improves drainage near POC3.
UNMISS Japanese battalion troops constructing culverts to create proper drainage ahead of coming rainy season. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
SSNPS officers start trust building workshop
11 May 2015 - To better acquaint themselves with the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) confidence and trust building policing strategy, members of the force today attended a sensitization workshop. Speaking at the…
UNMISS Indian peacekeepers extract civilians in Malakal following fighting
UNMISS Indian peacekeepers extracting civilians from Malakal town following recent fighting in Upper Nile State. Photo: UNMISS/UN Military
SRSG Loej briefs UN Security Council
14 May 2015 - The security situation in South Sudan deteriorated further during late April and early May, UNMISS Chief Ellen Loej warned today, as she presented the latest report of the UN Secretary General to the Security…
HIV/AIDS counselors receive training in Unity State
14 May 2014 - To enhance their knowledge of modern testing practices, 18 HIV/AIDS counselors today received training at the UNMISS protection site in Bentiu, Unity State. “HIV is real, HIV is here and HIV (will) not only be…