Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein
- South Sudan: Weary, frightened displaced civilians in Upper Nile at imminent risk of further violence
GENEVA (4 May 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged the Government of South Sudan to halt any further military offensives towards Aburoc on the west bank of the River Nile in…
Local Torit athlete competes in World Cross Country Championships; Promotes peace through sport
Local Torit athlete competes in World Cross Country Championships; Promotes peace through sport
Government officials in the Imotong State held an honorary celebration for Torit-native, Stella Itongo Nmedeo Ohiri. Stella recently returned from a five day trip to Kampala, Uganda to compete in the World Cross Country…
UNMISS CAD organize football match between Ngath Secondary school students and teachers
UNMISS CAD organize football match between Ngath Secondary school students and teachers
The UNMISS Civil Affairs Division organized a football match between teachers and students of Ngath Secondary School via the school’s Peace and Human Rights Club. The game drew a huge audience and ended in 1 – 1 draw. The…
People with special needs in Malakal receive ingredients for bread making
People with special needs in Malakal receive ingredients for bread making
In an effort to assist people with special need in Malakal, the Humanitarian Development Consortium Organization (HDCO) handed over ingredients for bread making to caretakers in Malakal town and the PoC site. The project is…
UNMISS donates furniture to Cueibet Secondary school
UNMISS donates furniture to Cueibet Secondary school
Staff members of the UMISS Rumbek field office have donated furniture and stationary to the Cueibet Secondary school. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Tiir David Tiir, the school’s head-master, thanked the UNMISS for…
UNMISS peacekeepers repel attack on base in famine area
- UNMISS peacekeepers repel attack on base in famine area
An attack on a United Nations base has been strongly condemned by the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, as being carried out with callous disregard for the lives for civilians as well as UN and…
UK Troops start engineering work in Malakal Protection of Civilians Camp
UK Troops start engineering work in Malakal Protection of Civilians Site
British military engineers have arrived in Malakal to join the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The UK Engineers have started work to upgrade a culvert on a main supply road that is used by both civilian and UN military…
Security Council Condemns Attack Against UNMISS
Security Council Condemns Attack Against UNMISS
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the attack against the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) on 3 May in Leer, South Sudan. The members of the Security Council expressed…
UNMISS DEPLOYS PEACEKEEPERS TO ABUROC TO ENABLE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AID
Peacekeeping troops have been urgently deployed to Aburoc in the Upper Nile region by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to help enable the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance. “The aim is to…
MONGOLIAN PEACEKEEPERS AWARDED UN MEDAL IN SOUTH SUDAN
MONGOLIAN PEACEKEEPERS AWARDED UN MEDAL IN SOUTH SUDAN
More than 850 Mongolian peacekeepers have been awarded the United Nations Medal for their commitment and service to the UN and the people of South Sudan during a ceremony in Bentiu. In awarding the medals, the Head of the…
Humanitarian aid restored in Aburoc following deployment of UNMISS peacekeepers
Humanitarian aid restored in Aburoc following deployment of UNMISS peacekeepers
“We are here, because you are here.” These were words spoken by Kenny Rogers the Humanitarian Affairs Officer for OCHA in Malakal in response to the temporary deployment of peacekeepers from the UNMISS in Aburoc, Upper Nile…
UNMISS SRSG PRESS CONFERENCE Near- verbatim transcript
UNMISS SRSG PRESS CONFERENCE Near- verbatim transcript
UNMISS SRSG PRESS CONFERENCE Near- verbatim transcript 11 May 2017 SRSG Shearer - First can I just highlight the commemoration or the celebration of World Press Freedom Day last week and just praise the efforts of the many…