Government promises more schools and teachers
Government promises more schools and teachers
The high number of children out of school has prompted the South Sudanese government to act. Speaking at a national consultation conference on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) related to education, the Minister of…
UNMISS constructing a sewage dump site in Bor
UNMISS constructing a sewage dump site in Bor
A small skip for humankind, a big leap and a sewage dump site for the citizens of Bor and Greater Jonglei. That’s an accurate description of the hole currently being dug by UNMISS and its Republic of Korea Horizontal Military…
Thousands of IDP’s in Kuda appealing for urgent humanitarian assistance
Thousands of IDP’s in Kuda appealing for urgent humanitarian assistance
Thousands of IDP’s in Kuda, a village 54 kilometers west of Juba, are appealing for urgent humanitarian assistance - They fled their homes two weeks ago following clashes between government forces and unknown assailants. The…
Foot patrolling peacekeepers help decrease crime against women in Bentiu
Foot patrolling peacekeepers help decrease crime against women in Bentiu
Foot patrols by UNMISS peacekeepers in the vicinity of the Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Bentiu have reduced the number of crimes committed against women collecting firewood in the area. “We now face no problem. The…
Life in Lainya gradually returning to calm days of old
Life in Lainya gradually returning to calm days of old
The people of Lainya County are gradually returning to their homes. Clashes, in early July, between the national army and other armed groups had driven them into out-skirting bush land seeking shelter and safety for the past…
Mingkaman hosts a tripartite peace conference
Mingkaman hosts a tripartite peace conference
The states of Eastern Lakes, Terkeka and Jonglei in a move to halt road ambushes and cattle rustling, held a three day peace conference at Mingkaman. The forum started on 26 and ended on 28 September 2016, supported by VISTAS…
CAD supports counseling and conflict management workshop in Yirol
CAD supports counseling and conflict management workshop in Yirol
The Catholic Diocese of Rumbek with support from UNMISS Civil Affairs Division (CAD) has held a three-day training for thirty teachers in Yirol town. Participants were briefed on peer counseling and on how to manage conflicts…
Radio drama to promote peace and national identity
Radio drama to promote peace and national identity
A group of artistic, peace-loving South Sudanese has recently embarked on spreading messages of peace, unity and national identity using a new radio drama series called Soil and Fire. Targeting citizens from all walks of life…
Visiting ASG Wane delivers stark message to IDPs: only peace can significantly improve situation
Visiting ASG Wane delivers stark message to IDPs: only peace can significantly improve situation
“Let us not fool ourselves: we (the UN) can only marginally improve your living conditions. Only with peace and reconciliation can there be significant improvement of the situation you are in”. Thus spoke El Ghassim Wane…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.139
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.139
UNMISS hands over scholastic materials for school children in Lobonok.
UNMISS hands over scholastic materials for school children in Lobonok
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday handed over scholastic materials for pupils of Sindru Primary School in Lobonok, Juba. The items, including 150 school bags, UNMISS branded T-shirts, 750 exercise…
UNMISS in Bor conducts personal hygiene session for children
UNMISS in Bor conducts personal hygiene session for children
UNMISS peacekeepers from Sri Lanka used some of their spare weekend time to take children from the Protection of Civilians site in Bor through an interactive training session on personal hygiene and cleanliness. The event…