Annual peace conference starts in Aweil town
Aiming to maintain peaceful co-existence, two neighbouring communities from South Sudan and Sudan today started meeting in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State capital Aweil. Over 200 participants, from the Malual Dinka…
Conflict in South Sudan gone on too long, UNMISS Chief says
The conflict in South Sudan which broke out exactly two years ago has lasted much too long, the top UN official in the country, Ellen Loej, said in Juba today. “Two years is much too long,” said the Special Representative of…
Deputy peacekeeping military advisor visits Juba
The Deputy Military Advisor in the Office of Military Affairs, Department of UN Peacekeeping Operations, visited Juba today. During his visit, Major General A. J. Foster met with the Special Representative of the Secretary…
IDPs in Yambio in need of assistance, NGO official says
The living conditions of thousands of people displaced by insecurity in Yambio, Western Equatoria State was worsening, a humanitarian official said today. “These people are suffering,” said Pastor Nathan Betuli, an official…
JMEC meets with government and SPLM/A-IO to discuss peace deal implementation
Festus G. Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), met today with representatives of the government, the Former Detainees and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A…
Juba commemorates 16 Days of Activism
Ending violence against women was a collective responsibility of the state and all its organs, an UNMISS official said today in Juba. Speaking an event to commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV)…
Midwives and Clinical Officers graduate in Aweil
In an effort to reduce the high mortality rate in South Sudan, 20 midwives and seven clinical officers graduated today from Aweil Midwives Training Institute and Maridi Health Training Institute. The training program was…
NGO hands over emergency schools to Bentiu town
To provide education for children who lost access to school facilities as a result of conflict, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) handed over temporary learning spaces to the government in Bentiu, Unity State today…
Peace is a prerequisite for human rights, SRSG Loej says
The people of South Sudan deserve peace so that everybody can live in dignity, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRGS) said in Juba today. Ellen Loej was speaking at a panel discussion organized by…
Presence of UNMISS in Leer improves security, humanitarian assistance
The ongoing presence of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Leer County, Southern Unity State, is contributing to improve security allowing lifesaving humanitarian operations in the area. The presence of…
Security Council extends UNMISS mandate until July 2016
The UN Security Council today extended the UNMISS mandate until 31 July 2016, citing protection of civilians “by all necessary means” as the peacekeeping mission’s top priority. The Council decided to increase force levels up…
South Sudan children among most vulnerable in the world, UN agencies say
Without more global attention and support, an entire generation of children from South Sudan could be lost, UN agencies warned today. In a joint press release issued exactly two years since conflict erupted in the country…