UNMISS Quick Impact Project: Handover Ceremony of a Solar Powered Water Project Provides Clean & Safe Water for Thousands
Through its quick impact project programme, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, is providing a supply of clean water to violence-affected communities across the country. Residents of Munuki community on the outskirts of capital Juba, relied on water drawn by hand from a…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.173
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.173
Beyond Bentiu: In Search of a New Life
Traditional huts, or tukul, of bamboo, mud brick and thatched roof stand strong. Women wait in line at the borehole for their turn to fill yellow jerricans with water. A group of men sit under a tree chatting about politics and what’s happening in the community. This is Kochethey, a well-established…
Transforming Yambio from a “CULTURE OF WAR TO A CULTURE OF PEACE”
Fresh moves are underway to revive the stalled integration of thousands of former rebel fighters into South Sudan’s regular military forces in a bid to transform the troubled town of Yambio from a culture of war to one of peace. About 4000 former members of the South Sudan National Liberation…
UNMISS SRSG David Shearer; Remarks on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day 2017 #NOTATARGET
Click Here for the remarks on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day 2017 #NOTATARGET by the UNMISS SRSG, David Shearer.
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 174
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 174
Economic Recovery in Yambio Stalled by War, Weather and Tax
The land in Yambio is lush, rich in colour, and fertile – the perfect place to grow crops and raise farm animals. Located in the Western Equatorias region of South Sudan, Yambio is just 20 kilometres from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which should make it easy to transport and trade those crops…
UNMISS Human Rights team gives newborn twins a better chance at life
Just four months ago, Nancy Poni was sheltering under a tree with her newborn twins from the scorching sun and the violent attacks by cattle rustlers going on around her. Her village of Karpeto, in the Central Equatorias region of South Sudan, was under constant attack from raiders looting, raping…
UN OFFERS TO INCREASE PEACKEEPING PATROLS IN TORIT TO IMPROVE SECURITY
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has offered to increase peacekeeping patrols in the Eastern Equatorian town of Torit to improve security and help build peace. The region is suffering from a volatile security situation with ongoing clashes related to cattle raiding, intercommunal disputes…
Repaired Boreholes Provide Clean Water Supply for Durupi Community
The repair of five boreholes damaged when violence erupted in Juba last year will increase access to clean water for the community of Durupi, located on the outskirts of the South Sudanese capital. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) funded the project to repair the boreholes and…
Cooperation between UN and local police in Wau reducing crime in protection sites
A new system of cooperation between United Nations and local police in the northeastern town of Wau is helping reduce crime and keep the community safe in the local Protection of Civilians site. The new system involves ensuring that those who are alleged to have committed crimes within the sites are…
UNMISS expresses condolences after death of journalist in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan expresses its sincere sympathy to the family and friends of journalist Christopher Allen, killed during fighting in the town of Kaya, near the border with Uganda, in circumstances that remain unclear. “We would like to pass on our deepest condolences to the…