IDPs staying at former UNMISS Base in Yei call for genuine peace
A number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently staying at a former UNMISS Base in Yei town are urging the government and the opposition to forge an authentic peace process that addresses the suffering of the South…
South Sudan and Sudan extend deal on oil financial arrangements
A South Sudanese Youth activist is calling for the creation of Peer to Peer HIV support groups in South Sudan, on World Aids Day. Peer to Peer support has already gained ground in Maridi, where HIV health workers are…
UK to bolster support for UN mandate in South Sudan
The success of the Sustainable Development Goals, will depend, in part, on how well stakeholders invest and support the young girls of today, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The announcement was made as the…
Acting SRSG / DSRSG(P) New Years’ message.
Acting SRSG / DSRSG(P) New Years’ message (recorded by Radio Miraya)
Listen here, should you prefer the audio version: Good day, my name is Moustapha Soumaré, the Acting Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. I…
Marial Bai Agreement to regulate relations between farmers and pastoralists in Wau area.
Marial Bai Agreement to regulate relations between farmers and pastoralists in Wau area
Seasonal migration of pastoralists from Tonj and Gogrial to Wau State during the dry season will this time depend on the fulfillments of requirements imposed by the Marial Bai Agreement of 15-17 December 2016. The agreement…
UNMISS Juba celebrates Christmas at St. Thomas Primary School with “special guest from the East”.
UNMISS Juba celebrates Christmas at St. Thomas Primary School with “special guest from the East”
Students from Juba’s St. Thomas Primary School, boys and girls from the South Sudan Scout Association (SSSA), the local Sultan, UNMISS staff and Rwandese troops on Saturday 24 December celebrated the arrival of Christmas in…
UNMISS Torit celebrates Christmas with carols for peace with inter-faith communities.
UNMISS Torit celebrates Christmas with carols for peace with inter-faith communities
UNMISS Rwandan troops participated in the “Christmas Carols for Peace”, an inter-faith group event organized by the Catholic Diocese of Torit and the Inter Church Committee at Our Lady of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish. The…
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers message of peace
A South Sudanese Youth activist is calling for the creation of Peer to Peer HIV support groups in South Sudan, on World Aids Day. Peer to Peer support has already gained ground in Maridi, where HIV health workers are…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers an appeal for peace (video)
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers an appeal for peace
UN Secretary-General António Guterres took office on 1 January 2017.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres - Biography
António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1 st January 2017. Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, in refugee camps and in war zones, the Secretary…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
The Secretary-General appeal for Peace
1 January 2017 New York On my first day as Secretary-General of the United Nations, one question weighs heavily on my heart. How can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no…
Members of the local community attending the New Years Peace prayer ceremony in Bor.
UNMISS Supports New Year peace prayer initiated by the church leaders
The interchurch committee conducted a peace prayer for the new 2017 on January 2 nd with the hope that the prayers for peace in the country will be answered by God. United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) supported the…