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The children of Wau should be looking forward to a future full of opportunities. Instead, life is a constant struggle for survival, including access to food, clean water, healthcare, schooling, and shelter. Thousands of families who have fled their homes in the Western Bahr El Ghazal region of South…

The return of displaced people to their homes in Wau in north-western South Sudan could provide a “model” for other parts of the country, the Head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has said. David Shearer, who is also the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, was…

Opening Remarks: Good morning and thanks for joining me at this briefing. I’d like to focus on two main issues today…the upcoming annual General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York which I will be attending; I’d like to give you details about two key events…

A meeting with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, ahead of the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly has been hailed as “productive” by the UN’s most senior representative in the country. David Shearer, who is the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South…

Two years ago, five women living at the UN Mission in South Sudan Protection of Civilians site in Malakal in the Upper Nile region collected sacks and whatever tools they could find around the POC site, a place they had called home since 2013 when conflict erupted in their town. Two kilometers away…

The grounds in the Bangladesh Battalion camp in the UN Mission in South Sudan compound in Juba were buzzing as hundreds of UN peacekeepers and staff from different UN agencies in gathered for the inaugural United Nations South Sudan Sports Day. The event was organised by UNMISS, UNDP and a local…

Lieutenant Colonel Katie Hislop, is the only female contingent commander with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. She is commanding the UK Engineering Task Force which arrived in South Sudan in May. One of her tasks has been to oversee the building of a hospital for UN staff in Bentiu which…

Today we come together to observe the International Day of Peace. The theme is: “Together for Peace, Respect, Safety and Dignity for All”. Here in South Sudan people face enormous challenges. Half the population is suffering from severe hunger and is in need of food aid. One-third of the population…

A critically ill pregnant woman suffering from complicated malaria has received life-saving medical care from Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The 23-year-old woman had initially received anti-malarial medication after suffering from fever and vomiting for…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.176

The community of Bentiu is being urged to embrace and promote peace, unity and love as they gather together to celebrate the International Day of Peace. Many people living in the Unity region of South Sudan are suffering from a lack of access to adequate food, water and shelter after having fled the…

The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Taban Deng Gai, First Vice-President of South Sudan. The Secretary-General expressed his profound concern with the ongoing violence and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country. The Secretary-General acknowledged the National Dialogue and stressed…