SRSG’s Statement on the Celebration of UN Day
Ellen Margrethe Løj Special Representative of the Secretary-General United Nations Mission in South Sudan SRSG’s Statement on the Celebration of UN Day 24 October 2016
Waste management and recycling improves in UNMISS camp
In an effort to implement the UNMISSs’ policy on a safe environment mission administration in Aweil has embarked on a waste collection and recycling management system. Speaking to the CPI Section in an exclusive interview, Field Administration Officer, Bassam ASMAR said that the UNMISS must lead by…
145 child soldiers released by Cobra Faction and IO in Pibor
A total of 145 children were released today by the Cobra Faction and opposition forces. The children were handed over to the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission. The handover, in Pibor, was witnessed by UNICEF’s Country Representative in South Sudan, Mahimbo Mdoe, and…
University students join boot camp to develop mobile apps for peace
Sixteen students from the University of Juba are currently giving up a week of their school programme to develop mobile phone applications for peace building and literacy in South Sudan. The Boot Camp is the brainchild of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO…
University students join boot camp to develop mobile apps for peace
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament wounded. The injured MP was treated in a clinic run by the UN Mission in South…
ICRC aid convoy reaches Yei town
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament wounded. The injured MP was treated in a clinic run by the UN Mission in South…
Security Situation now calm in Malakal
DATE: 19.9.2016. DURATION: 4:35 seconds. LANGUAGE: English. PRODUCER: Luka William Athiel. Authorities in the Pibor region say they are working hard to promote peaceful co-existence among the bordering communities in greater Jonglei. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent Luka William…
Civil Society lobbies Facebook to block pages promoting hate speech in South Sudan
The Executive Director of the Community for Progress Organization, is lobbying a US-based social media platform, Facebook, to either block or censor pages that incite and promote hate speech in South Sudan. Civil Society leader, Edmund Yakani, met with the US Ambassador to the United Nation…
Civil Society lobbies Facebook to block pages promoting hate speech in South Sudan
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament wounded. The injured MP was treated in a clinic run by the UN Mission in South…
South Sudan Olympian encourages nation to silence the guns
“The needs of the youth in South Sudan will never be met unless the guns are silenced,” says Olympian Kenyi Santino, who spoke at the UN Day Celebration in Juba, South Sudan. Santino’s message is motivated by his own experience as a national athlete, who, despite representing the world’s youngest…
South Sudan Olympian encourages nation to silence the guns
The UN Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity in parts of the country including in Mayom County, where an attack on a convoy in Adok earlier in the week left a Member of Parliament wounded. The injured MP was treated in a clinic run by the UN Mission in South…
UN Day Celebrated in Bentiu
The UNMISS in Bentiu commemorated the 71 st anniversary of United Nations with a flag raising ceremony, a taste of cultures event and sporting events. The statement of UN Secretary General was delivered by UNMISS Head of Field Office, Hiroko Hirahara, during the UN flag raising ceremony. Speaking…