UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu
UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu
A campaign to get young girls to go back to school and to encourage teachers to deliver a better education has been launched in Bentiu, northern South Sudan. The Undersecretary of the National Ministry of General Education…
UN Security Council urges South Sudan leaders to seize fresh opportunity for peace
UN Security Council urges South Sudan leaders to seize fresh opportunity for peace
Members of the United Nations Security Council have urged South Sudanese leaders to seize the opportunity to revitalise the peace process offered by a new plan to bring “estranged” groups together, restore the ceasefire, and…
UN camp residents in South Sudan “feel safer” after weapons searches
UN camp residents in South Sudan “feel safer” after weapons searches
It is 6.30 in the morning and as the sun rises some 250 UN police officers and support staff prepare to enter a camp for displaced people adjacent to the UN base in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Around 39,000 people live…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172
Religious and Political Leaders in Gok Urged to Champion Peace Talks
Religious and Political Leaders in Gok Urged to Champion Peace Talks
Religious and political leaders are being urged to lead a peace and reconciliation campaign in the Lakes region of South Sudan, which has been the scene of ongoing intercommunal conflict driven by cattle-raiding. At a…
UN Peacekeepers Provide Comfort to Displaced South Sudanese in Rimenze
UN Peacekeepers Provide Comfort to Displaced South Sudanese in Rimenze
Internally displaced people seeking sanctuary at a Catholic church in Rimenze are grateful to UN peacekeepers for their willingness to stay with them overnight in what they describe as “hell on earth”. The community took…
Rwandan peacekeepers awarded UN medals for service
Rwandan peacekeepers awarded UN medals for service
Looking sharp in their military uniforms, men and women from the Rwanda Aviation Unit 5 (RAU 5) stood proudly as they were awarded UN Medals in recognition of their service. In a jubilant ceremony, the United Mission in South…
Rebuilding Lives in Malakal
Rebuilding Lives in Malakal
On a long winding road in Malakal town, lined mostly with county government offices and ministry headquarters, Eliza Wanykow Chan opens her teashop. It is 6 o’clock in the morning. The town is just coming to life. In the…
Beyond Borders: Love and Hope Flourishes In Desperate Times
Beyond Borders: Love and Hope Flourishes In Desperate Times
Thirty-nine year old Kuey Koak Deng from South Sudan was studying at a local college in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when he met 30-year old Alim Sayaai Kedan. It was not long after their first meeting that Kuey asked for Alim’s…
South Sudanese journalists urged to uphold balanced reporting without bias
South Sudanese journalists have been urged by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) “to report news truthfully, accurately and fairly.” Addressing media workers at the closing ceremony of a one month training programme in…
Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix
- Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix Good morning everyone. I am really happy to be here. This is my second visit to South Sudan in a couple of months and my…
Remarks to the press by Undersecretary-General Lacroix following a meeting with Foreign Minister Deng Alor at the Foreign Ministry in Juba.
- Remarks to the press by Undersecretary-General Lacroix following a meeting with Foreign Minister Deng Alor at the Foreign Ministry in Juba
I had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Deng Alor. He explained to me the evolution of the initiatives that are currently underway to advance peace in South Sudan, the importance of the IGAD…