CPI Section engages with students of Hope and Resurrection Secondary School in Rumbek East
CPI Section engages with students of Hope and Resurrection Secondary School in Rumbek East
The Communications and Public Information Section together with other substantive sections of the mission carried out an outreach event with students of Hope and Resurrection Secondary School on UNMISS mandate in Atiaba…
UNMISS DSRSG underlines the importance of comprehensive approach to recovery and stabilization in Bentiu
UNMISS DSRSG underlines the importance of comprehensive approach to recovery and stabilization in Bentiu
The UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Eugene Owusu, and the OIC UNDP Country Director, concluded a one day visit to Bentiu to assess the prevailing humanitarian situation and to chart the way…
First girls’ football training class in Bor
First girls’ football training class in Bor
While the world eagerly awaits the start of the Olympics later this year, for the children at Bor Girls’ school, there is a much more exciting sporting activity: the first girls’ football class in Bor. While to many, the…
IDP’s in Malakal begin farming once again
IDP’s in Malakal begin farming once again
With support from the Rural Community Action for Peace and Development (RUCAPD) Organization IDP’s in Malakal have started small scale farming for domestic consumption in safe buffer zones. Following the unrest in the PoC…
IDP’s receive training on gender issues
IDP’s receive training on gender issues
To empower IDP’s on gender issues and concepts, the UNMISS Gender Unit, in conjunction with other sections of the mission, organized a two day training in the Malakal PoC site. The training was attended by fifty participants…
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated in Malakal
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated in Malakal
UNMISS and UN agencies celebrated the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers in the Malakal PoC site, under the theme “Honoring our Heroes”. The program began with a unified UNMISS Peacekeepers parade comprised of…
Malakal marks the Day of the African Child 2016
Malakal marks the Day of the African Child 2016
Children in the PoC site in Malakal today celebrated the ‘Day of the African Child’, this years the theme is “Conflict and crisis in Africa: Protecting all Children’s Rights.” In an exclusive interview recorded live on the…
Mongolian Peacekeepers renovate Pariang Primary School
Mongolian Peacekeepers renovate Pariang Primary School
Mongolian Peacekeepers (MONBATT) carried out a renovation project of Pariang “A” Primary School which included a bloc with two classrooms and teachers’ room. Renovation works were done to the wall, roofing, ceiling, flooring…
UNMISS hands over a fish market constructed under mission’s QIP’s
UNMISS hands over a fish market constructed under mission’s QIP’s
In a colourful event, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan officially handed over a fish market, one of the mission’s 2015/2016 Quick Impact Project’s (QIP’s) benefiting the country. The guest of honor, Philip Aguer…
IDP community in Malakal receive wheel chairs and white canes
IDP community in Malakal receive wheel chairs and white canes
To foster a better understanding of the mission’s role in the protection of civilian’s the UNMISS RRP section in Malakal in partnership with the Humanitarian Development Consortium (HDC), Internews, and the South Sudan…
Re-building bridges conference between IDP’s and UNMISS concludes in Malakal
In order to rebuild confidence between the internally displaced persons and the UNMISS, the Head of Field Office, Military contingents, and UNPOL representatives with support from USAID/VISTAS, organized a three day…
UNMISS and partners call for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict
UNMISS and partners call for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan and its partners today celebrated the first ‘International Day on the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict’, in Juba. Speaking during the occasion, the UNMISS Deputy Special…