PoC Update 186
PoC Update 186
UN peacekeepers rebuild Akoka Bridge in Upper Nile region
Some 2,000 residents of the township of Akoka are jubilant: Indian peacekeepers serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have rebuilt the bridge which connects them with the state capital Malakal. The 300-metre-long stretch of road collapsed in June last year, due to heavy rains at the…
Joint statement by the Chairperson of the African Union and the Secretary-General of United Nations on the situation in South Sudan
Joint statement of the African Union and the United Nations on the situation in South Sudan The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, strongly condemn the recent violations of the 21 December 2017…
UN and partners launch initiative to end child rights violations in South Sudan
The United Nations and donors from a number of diplomatic missions working in South Sudan are exploring ways to curb the growing number of child rights violations in the face of the ongoing fighting. Launched on 11 January, the team calling itself the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict…
UNMISS organized forum on cattle migration to reduce tensions between farmers and pastoralists
The cattle migration season in South Sudan brings conflicts between pastoralists and farmers. In an attempt to reduce tensions, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and partners gathered 140 stakeholders in Kuac South County in the Gogrial area to inform and remind land owners and cattle…
UN peacekeepers organized fun-day for displaced children in Bentiu
Peacekeepers from Ghana have organized a “fun-day” for displaced children in a protection site in Bentiu in northern South Sudan. Various games and a dance competition was part of the programme, which was thoroughly enjoyed by almost a thousand children. Ghanaian soldiers serving the UN Mission in…
UN peacekeepers in Upper Nile treat cattle and educate owners
UN peacekeepers from the Indian battalion based in Malakal have provided urgent veterinary assistance to livestock owners in Akoka, some sixty-five kilometres north-east of the state capital. During the camp, livestock owners were educated on common cattle diseases prevalent in the area and on…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.187
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.187
UNMISS launches installation of solar lighting system to support Juba Teaching Hospital
Officials of the Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan’s main hospital, have praised the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, for funding the installation of a solar-powered lighting system in their facility. The solar panels are expected to improve both the treatment of patients and the…
UNMISS begins weekly patrols along Yei-Kaya road as more refugees return
An integrated team of ceasefire monitors and staff from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan travelled to the border town of Kaya in Morobo County. With more refugees returning from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and UNMISS establishing a base in Yei, the plan is to conduct…
Community in Magwi feels safer following UNPOL sensitization workshop
Uniformed personnel, organized forces, and community leaders in Magwi have renewed their commitment to robustly protecting civilians and upholding human rights principles following a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. United Nations Police from the UNMISS Field…
UN donates essential non-food items to Malakal prisoners
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan in cooperation with the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, have donated blankets, mosquito nets and other essential non-food supplies to inmates of the county prison in Malakal in the Upper Nile region. The nimble handover of the UNHCR-supplied items, which also…