UNMAS providing Mine Risk Education in Bentiu. Photo: UNMAS/Martine Perret
The Secretary-General -- Message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 4 April 2017 (English and French)
(Scroll down for French version) In today’s world, conflicts are multiplying and increasingly interlinked. Most disturbingly, many warring parties shamelessly target civilians and show a flagrant disregard for international…
Giada Girls Primary School and The Jay Family launched the mine awareness song Beware in Juba today, 4 April.
UNMAS celebrates International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action: “Peace without mine action is incomplete peace”
Unnecessarily cute sniffer dogs, interactive demonstrations of mine action work, an exuberant photo exhibition, a Japanese cultural performance and the launch of a catchy mine awareness song. Juba was treated to all of it…
The bags of Rwandan FPU officers are unloaded following their arrival in Juba.
Rwandan FPU arrive in Juba
A plane carrying 160 Rwandan Formed Police Unit (FPU) officers arrived safely at the Juba International Airport on Tuesday 4 April. The new officers, under the command of Commissioner Bosco Rangira, were transported to the…
UNMISS Bor raise awareness among armed groups about the rights of children.
UNMISS Bor raise awareness among armed groups about the rights of children
In Jonglei, 30 SPLA officers and 10 other participants from line state ministries and organized armed forces attended a two- day child protection workshop in Bor, raising their awareness about the rights of children…
UNMISS briefs Wau university students on its role and mandate in the country.
UNMISS briefs Wau university students on its role and mandate in the country
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has held a workshop with students of the Bahr el-Ghazal University in Wau on its role and mandate in the country. The one-day forum conducted by the mission’s Communications…
Hanbit Market, a vegetable and pastry shop belonging to the South Korean contingent's vocational training centre in Bor, is inaugurated.
South Korean engineers open vegetable and pastry shop in Bor as part of vocational training centre
Last week, the South Korean Engineering contingent in Bor opened a pastry and vegetable shop, the Hanbit Market, as part of its vocational training centre. The initiative is part of the contingent’s efforts to empower…
Members of the Civil Society Organizations Network (CISON) attend a workshop on conflict management in Rumbek.
UNMISS educates civil society organizations on conflict management in Rumbek
The UNMISS Civil Affairs Division (CAD) conducted a strategic one-day workshop geared towards aiding civil society organizations (CSOs) in Rumbek in conflict management in the region. The workshop focused on strengthening…
Secretary-General António Guterres arrives to address the Security Council debate on peacekeeping operations on 06 April 2017 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS REVIEW (includes video link)
(Scroll down for video) United Nations peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity. Around the world, the Blue Helmets are the concrete expression of the Charter’s determination “to save succeeding…
Lieutenant General Frank Mushyo Kamanzi of Rwanda has been appointed as the UNMISS Force Commander. Photo: UNAMID
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LIEUTENANT GENERAL FRANK MUSHYO KAMANZI OF RWANDA AS FORCE COMMANDER, UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Frank Mushyo Kamanzi of Rwanda as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Lieutenant…
The Rwandan contingent serving UNMISS in Juba commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the genocide that took place in their country.
South Sudanese asked to learn from Rwanda experience to prevent genocide
The people of South Sudan have been urged to draw lessons from what happened in Rwanda in 1994 to prevent genocide from taking place on their own soil. The plea to learn from the Rwandan experience was heard and repeated…
One of the photos of the exhibition launched by UNMAS in Juba. Photo: UNMAS/Martine Perret
Press release (on behalf of UNMAS) Launch of Mine Action Photo Exhibition and Risk Education Music Video
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), in commemoration of 4 April, “International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action,” presents an online exhibition of 20 mine action images which depict mine…
UNMISS Japanese engineering contingent teaches mechanical engineers in Juba how to service and repair generators.
UNMISS teaches mechanical engineers in Juba how to service and repair generators
Ten mechanical engineering instructors at the Multi Service Training Center (MTC) in Juba concluded a two-day workshop on repairing and maintenance of air conditioners and generators. The training was facilitated by the…