Crackdown on Yambio teenagers monitored by UNMISS child protection officers
Crackdown on Yambio teenagers monitored by UNMISS child protection officers
Child protection officers are closely monitoring a new order issued to police by local authorities in Yambio to tackle underage drinking and nightclubbing to ensure that young people are treated appropriately if arrested and…
Sport competition brings UN Peacekeepers and South Sudanese community together
Sport competition brings UN Peacekeepers and South Sudanese community together
A shared love of sports is fostering friendship and trust between peacekeepers and people who have fled violence and sought sanctuary in a camp next to the United Nations base at Melut, in the remote north of South Sudan…
Finding unity in cultural diversity
Finding unity in cultural diversity
A cultural festival has been held in an effort to celebrate diversity and promote peace between groups of people living at the United Nations Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Bentiu after tensions developed between…
Deputy Force Commander Major General Bayarsaikhan Dashdondog awards UN Medal of Service
Brazilian Staff Officers mark Brazil’s Independence with UN Medal Parade Ceremony
In a small and intimate ceremony outside of the Force Headquarters at the United Nations base in Juba, seven military staff officers from Brazil received their UN Medal of Service. With military uniforms bearing the Brazilian…
Young South Sudanese commit to working with communities to prevent conflict
Young South Sudanese commit to working with communities to prevent conflict
Young people who have fled violence and sought sanctuary at the United Nations protection site in Bentiu have expressed their commitment to ending the conflict and building durable peace in South Sudan. The civil affairs team…
UN and community watch group work together to improve safety at Bentiu protection site
UN and community watch group work together to improve safety at Bentiu protection site
Crime and violence at the United Nations protection site in Bentiu has dropped significantly as the result of a joint effort between UN security staff and a community watch group set up by those who have sought sanctuary at…
Opening of new church brings spirit of unity and peace to Eastern Equatoria
Opening of new church brings spirit of unity and peace to Eastern Equatoria
Crowds gathered in their thousands in Torit to celebrate the spirit of unity and peace at the opening of Our Lady of Holy Rosary Parish’s new church building. Traditional dancers dressed in colorful clothing and intricate…
UNMISS committed to enhancing understanding of gender perspectives in South Sudan
UNMISS committed to enhancing understanding of gender perspectives in South Sudan
UN personnel are working to ensure that the views of both men and women are included in all planning processes for the Mission in South Sudan so it can support steps to better protect women and girls from violence and…
Talks continue on disarmament and reintegration of child soldiers in Western Equatoria
Talks continue on disarmament and reintegration of child soldiers in Western Equatoria
Talks are continuing on the disarmament and reintegration of former opposition fighters, including child soldiers, back into their communities in the Western Equatorian region of South Sudan. Thousands of soldiers who…
Ghanaian peacekeepers donate medical supplies to Bentiu hospital
Ghanaian peacekeepers donate medical supplies to Bentiu hospital
The cries of babies echo in the hospital waiting room. Children pressed against their mothers stare up at the nurse calling out the names of patients, desperate to see the doctor. Surrounded by devastation following the…
Catastrophic flooding affects thousands of families in conflict-ridden Pibor
Catastrophic flooding affects thousands of families in conflict-ridden Pibor
Thousands of families already struggling because of ongoing violence in Pibor are in desperate need of further assistance after severe flooding washed away houses, livestock, and farmland in the Jonglei region of South Sudan…
UNMISS Force Commander awards UN medal to Indian Peacekeepers in Bor
UNMISS Force Commander awards UN medal to Indian Peacekeepers in Bor
Fifty Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have been awarded the UN Medal for their professionalism and service in protecting civilians and building durable peace in the conflict-ridden…