UNMISS PoC sites Update No.162
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.162
The Kush dance group performs for a full house during Comedy for Peace at Nyakuron Cultural Centre, Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Amanda Voisard
Juba comes together to laugh for peace (including audio version)
(Scroll down for audio version and link to photo gallery) Roaring laughter filled the Nyakuron Cultural Centre to the brim and beyond as the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, organized a Sunday Comedy for Peace…
UNMISS SRSG briefing the Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan.
Press release including soundbites and David Shearer interview before Security Council briefing: “No concerted effort” to Adhere to Ceasefire in South Sudan as Conflict Intensifies
(Scroll down for soundbites with transcripts, plus David Shearer interview ahead of the Security Council briefing) “No concerted effort” has been made by any of the warring parties in South Sudan to adhere to a ceasefire in…
South Sudanese police officers in Bentiu being briefed on respect for human rights.
UNMISS in Bentiu trains national police on respecting human rights
The UNMISS Human Rights Division has trained 43 South Sudan National Police Officers, including five women, on international human rights and humanitarian law, sexual and gender based violence, violations committed against…
The UNMISS Japanese engineering contingent has been praised for teaching self-defense skills to South Sudanese women.
UNMISS peacekeepers praised for teaching self-defense skills to women
UNMISS Japanese contingent has received a certificate of appreciation for its continuing contribution to building self-defense skills among women in South Sudan. Professor Pauline Elaine Riak, Deputy Vice Chancellor for…
Students in Bor receive UNMISS training on gender and HIV awareness.
Students in Bor receive UNMISS training on gender and HIV awareness
Approximately 200 students at Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology have been trained by UNMISS on gender and HIV awareness. The one-day session, organized by the UNMISS HIV Aids Unit and Gender Unit…
UNMISS chief David Shearer is urging the warring parties in South Sudan to “stop the suffering they are causing" and is "extremely concerned" for an estimated 50,000 displaced people believed to be in Aburoc, Upper Nile. (Archive photo from Malakal, Upper Nile).
Press release (including audio version): Warring parties urged to stop suffering of people in Upper Nile, South Sudan as fighting intensifies
(Scroll down for audio version) The warring parties in South Sudan have been urged by the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS), David Shearer to “stop the suffering they are causing, take responsibility for the…
The UNMISS Indian engineering company maintains the Bentiu-Abeimnom-AjakKuac road, which was severely damaged by the previous rain season. The roadwork has enabled humanitarian convoys of food aid to arrive from Juba
Some 270 km of roads maintained by UNMISS helping smooth flow of supply to Bentiu
The flow of humanitarian supplies and goods is being expedited by the roadwork conducted by the UNMISS Indian engineering company. Since the beginning of 2017, 270 kilometers of road have become operational in Unity State…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan
We are disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a result of the recent government offensive. We urge the Government and other warring parties to cease hostilities, uphold…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.163
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.163
Note to Correspondents on Preparations in South Sudan for the Regional Protection Force
The first elements of the Regional Protection Force (RPF) of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have started to arrive in the country. The RPF Headquarters has already been established in Juba under the…
Winny Paul, 20, right rear, looks on with fellow karate competitors during the first national karate competition held on Saturday in Juba. The South Sudanese Karate Association has been training alongside members of the Japanese engineering contingent serving at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
UNMISS JAPANESE ENGINEERS SUPPORT FIRST NATIONAL KARATE COMPETITION IN SOUTH SUDAN
Winny Paul has been training intensively in preparation for competing at South Sudan’s first national karate competition held in Juba over the weekend. “Practising karate makes me feel strong in mind and body and is important…