Press statement (also audio): UNMISS SRSG describes situation of displaced people in Upper Nile region as “real problem”
Malakal, 16 February, 2017 Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) (Scroll down for audio version) The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has described the lack of information about the situation of some 20…
Displaced mother of six: Malakal “too dangerous for my sons”
“I sent my sons away, because it is too dangerous for them here in Malakal.” Those are the words of mother of six, Salua Dohka. She is one of tens of thousands of people who fled their homes in the Upper Nile town of Malakal and its surroundings after fighting broke out between government and rebel…
Local comedians help UNMISS explain its mandate in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has this week experimented with better explaining and raising awareness about the role of the Mission in the country by using local comedians. The first attempt saw an appreciative Rajaf East community, on the outskirts of Juba, being both informed…
Press statement: Senior UN human rights official condemns the deplorable rights situation in South Sudan and calls for prompt establishment of a court to prosecute atrocity crimes
JUBA/GENEVA/NEW YORK (17 February 2017) At the end of a four-day visit to South Sudan, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights, Andrew Gilmour, called for the rapid establishment of a hybrid court to prosecute atrocity crimes committed in the country. “This is a war that has been waged…
Human rights experts call for independent body to investigate conflict related crimes in South Sudan
“An independent mechanism is needed to immediately assist in investigating violations in South Sudan, in advance of the establishment of the hybrid court,” a United Nations-mandated Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, has said. The three-member commission, chaired by Yasmin Sooka, made this…
UNMISS conducts community outreach activity in Abinajok
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) yesterday carried out an integrated outreach event with the community in Abinajok payam (district) to discuss the UNMISS mandate, conflict management and human various rights issues. The UNMISS representative Mr. John Oziekbe applauded the community…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
UN Assistant Secretary-General condemns "terrible" rights situation in South Sudan
(Scroll down for link to full radio interview) “Any word less than terrible would be an understatement. I think it is a terrible human rights situation and it is deeply distressing”. That’s how the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for human rights, Andrew Gilmour, answered a question about…
Famine declared in parts of South Sudan
Famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, where an estimated 100,000 people are already starving. “Famine has become a tragic reality in parts of South Sudan. Many families have exhausted every means they have to survive”, says Serge Tissot, FAO country representative in South Sudan…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.153
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.153
President Kiir pledges to improve relations with United Nations
President Salva Kiir today said that improving South Sudan’s international image and mending strained relations with the United Nations are two of his priorities. “Our relations with the United Nations have not been smooth over the last three years,” President Kiir told the Transitional National…
Major General Chaoying Yang takes responsibility as acting Head of UNMISS Force
Major General Chaoying Yang, from China, formally took responsibility as the acting Head of UNMISS Force on 11 November 2016. General Yang has held various command and staff responsibilities of the Chinese People Liberation Army, including Chief of Administration at the China International Institute…