The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, strongly condemns the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March.
Press statement: Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of six aid workers
The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, has strongly condemned the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March. The aid workers were travelling from Juba to Pibor. “I am appalled and outraged by…
UNMISS chief David Shearer strongly condemns the killing of six aid workers, calling it "utterly reprehensible".
Press release (text and audio): South Sudan government “needs to investigate and apprehend killers” of aid workers
(Scroll down for audio version) The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, David Shearer has urged the South Sudanese government to investigate and apprehend the killers of six aid…
Dr. Bny Agyiri is part of the Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) based in Leer. So far, Dr. Agyiri has delivered 35 babies, with a 100 per cent survival rate, in an area with no other health facilities.
UN peacekeepers provide urgently needed medical services to population in Leer
Ghanaian peacekeeping troops (GHANBATT) serving under the UN Mission in South Sudan are providing desperately needed medical services to the local population in Leer County in Southern Unity state. Health facilities in the…
Various components of UNMISS and humanitarian actors were involved in putting out fires and assisting affected internally displaced persons in the Bentiu PoC site.
UNMISS team saves lives by swiftly containing fire outbreaks in Bentiu protection site
Swift, well-coordinated actions by different components of UNMISS saw two separate outbreaks of fire in the Bentiu protection of civilians site being taken care of without any resulting deaths or injuries. The fires…
UNMISS chief David Shearer and the mayor of Torit, Juliana Mamoi Choko, give a symbolical hand to the building of a Safe House for vulnerable civilians in need of protection.
7-year-old girl in South Sudan unknowingly awaits blood compensation pact
Seven-year-old Nancy does not know it yet, but in five or six years’ time she will have to give up her home life and become the property of a family she has never met, all because her mother committed a crime. Two years ago…
UNMISS and CTSAMM visit the location where six aid workers were killed in an ambush on Saturday 25 March.
UNMISS and CTSAMM visit location where six aid workers were killed
A convoy of protection forces from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), together with members of the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) has visited the location where six…
Mr David Shearer greeting the leaders in Gorgrial
Gogrial authorities praised for closing road check-points
The authorities in Gogrial have been praised by the most senior UN official in South Sudan for closing seven road blocks in the state, a move which has facilitated both trade and enabled humanitarian access. David Shearer…
David Shearer chats with an elder in Gogrial
Conflict in South Sudan affecting food security in “stable states” says UNMISS Head
The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some of the country’s more “stable states,” the head of UN peacekeeping in South Sudan, UNMISS, has said. David Shearer, the UN’s most senior official in the…
Students taking part in the mine awareness song competition
UNMAS - Mine risk education critical for South Sudan, as UXOs injure children
The dangers posed by remnants of war to the children of South Sudan, has prompted the United Nations Mine Actions Service - UNMAS to develop specifically targeted Mine risk education interventions. “The problem is quite…
Conflict in South Sudan affecting food security in “stable states”
The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some of the country’s more “stable states,” the head of UN peacekeeping in South Sudan, UNMISS, has said. David Shearer, the UN’s most senior official in the…
UNMISS team concludes long duration patrols in Mapuordit
An integrated patrol unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan – UNMISS has concluded a three - day long duration patrol to Mapuordit, located approximately 76 km from Rumbek, the provincial capital of Lakes in…
UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites
UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites [i] As of 30 March 2017, a total of number of civilians seeking safety in six Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 214,979 including 117,654 in Bentiu…