Mongolians renovate Pariang school in Unity
18 June 2015 - Continuing to boost educational facilities in South Sudan, UNMISS today handed over a renovated high school in Pariang, Unity State. Pariang Secondary School now has three rehabilitated classrooms and teachers’ room with a solar electricity system. Its 600 students also acquired six…
Unspeakable violence against children in South Sudan, says UNICEF
18 June 2015 - The top UNICEF official has appealed “in the name of humanity and common decency” for an end to worsening violence against children in South Sudan. “The violence against children in South Sudan has reached a new level of brutality,” Anthony Lake said in a statement issued on 17 June.…
UNMISS hands over survivor safe house to Central Equatoria
19 June 2015 - Aiming to support and protect survivors of gender-based violence, UNMISS handed over a newly-constructed safe house to the Central Equatoria State government in Juba today. “The objective is to ensure that there is a safe house for survivors who don’t feel happy to continue to live in…
UNMISS Indians renovate destroyed vet clinic in Bor
20 June 2015 - The UNMISS Indian contingent today handed over a newly renovated veterinary clinic to the South Sudanese government in Bor, Jonglei State. Indian peacekeepers initially constructed the clinic in 2012, but it was completely destroyed during the aftermath of the December 2013 crisis…
Bentiu displaced children commemorate Day of the African Child
20 June 2015 - Insecurity in Unity State had become the leading cause for children’s failure to attend school, UNMISS Child Protection Officer Erasmus Migyikra said today in the state capital Bentiu. Mr. Migyikra was speaking during an International Day of the African Child event held at the mission…
IOM trains Malakal IDPs on reproductive health
22 June 2015 - To raise reproductive health awareness among internally displaced people in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently resumed weekly training sessions at the UNMISS protection site. According to the IOM Clinic Reproductive…
South Sudan commemorates World Refugee Day
South Sudan joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Refugee Day on 20 June. According to UN agencies, an estimated half a million people have fled to neighbouring countries since conflict started in December 2013. Photo: UNHCR/F.Noy
UNMISS Bangladesh Marine Unit launches riverine operations
UNMISS Bangladesh Force Marine Unit launching riverine operations on River Nile on 22 June. Marine boats are intended to protect UN barges, including those carrying humanitarian aid. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
Second round of cholera vaccinations kicks off in Unity State
23 June 2015 - A second round of cholera vaccinations was launched at the UNMISS protection site today in Bentiu, Unity State . The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with UNICEF and the World Health Organization are administering the vaccines to all people at the site.…
Partners launch campaign to end gender-based violence in Aweil
24 June 2015 - Seeking to curb gender-based violence in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State, partners led by the state government today launched a “Respect and Respond” campaign in the capital Aweil. The programme, under the theme “We can end violence against women”, will be carried out by the Ministry of…
Cholera Vaccinations
Vaccinating against cholera at UNMISS Juba Protection of Civilians site. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
Cholera cases increase to more than 200, health ministry says
25 June 2014 - The number of people infected by cholera in Juba has risen to more than 200, according to the latest report from the South Sudanese Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO). The report, issued on 23 June following the ministry’s official declaration of a cholera outbreak…