Delegation of donors from USAID and DFID visit Bentiu
A delegation from the United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department for International Development (DFID) visited Bentiu, to better understand situations for humanitarian funding and support…
New UNMISS Police Commissioner assumes his duties
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Police Commissioner, Mr. Frederick Yiga, has completed his tour of duty. He has occupied this position since May 2012. His successor, Rwanda’s Commissioner of Police Bruce…
Peace dialogue held in Rumbek East
Over 60 participants recently attended a one-day peace conference organized by UNMISS in Rumbek East. Some 65 members from the Gony and Thuyic communities, which have a long history of revenge killings, took part in the…
Running Free: How sports can be used as a tool for peacebuilding
As soon as the starting whistle blew, 12 women crashed into me, one after the other, hitting as hard has any man ever could. When all of the the runner’s finally passed I could see 50 women tearing off into the distance down…
Security remains a concern; UNMISS civilian team visits a local village
Freedom of movement has been increasingly restricted in a South Sudanese village as the community is grappling with a range of security problems. Local leaders of Kudwo Boma, a village 25 kilometers southeast of Juba, cited…
SRSG Ms. Ellen Margrethe Loj visits Peacekeepers in Bor
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Ms. Ellen Margrethe Loj, on a visit to Bor alongside the UNMISS Police Commissioner Mr. Fredrick Yiga, UNMISS…
Strengthening the capacity of traditional leaders is necessary to promote social cohesion
Strengthening the capacity of traditional leaders in conflict management is necessary to promote social cohesion and create an environment conducive for peaceful co-existence, an UNMISS Civil Affairs official said. Speaking…
Training on good governance and conflict resolution to youth kicks off in Yambio
Youth groups from the five payams of Yambio attended a three day training on good governance and conflict resolution designed to equip them with the skills to manage conflict in the community. The workshop was organized by…
UN chief visits South Sudan
Humanitarian action can never be a substitute for political solutions to conflict, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in Juba today during a press conference at the end of a visit to South Sudan. “More than two years ago…
UNESCO Undertakes Literacy Training for the South Sudan National Police Service
UNESCO, as a lead agency for education of the United Nations, supports South Sudan in all areas of education. One important intervention is the work the organization is doing to lower the Illiteracy rate in the country. In…
UNMAS demolishes unexploded ordnances in Bentiu
The UN Mine Action (UNMAS) recently conducted controlled demolition of mines and unexploded ordnance which were left behind by warring parties in Bentiu and surrounding areas. During the exercise conducted on 13 February and…
UNMISS engages two communities for peace in Rumbek East
- On two separate missions, the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division visited the Gony and Thuyc communities in Rumbek East. The purpose of the visits was to initiate a peace process between the conflicting communities. The two…