UNMISS PoC sites Update No.194
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.194
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.194
Women leaders from across the country at the South Sudan Open Days Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security.
Deputy head of UNMISS praises women’s participation in the peace process, reiterates UN support
Moustapha Soumaré, deputy head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, has praised the resilience, determination and progress demonstrated and made by South Sudanese women in making their concerns count in the ongoing…
Some 80 youth in the Western Lakes area attended a workshop on how to improve their capacity to play a positive role in peace building.
Young people pledge to work for peace in Western Lakes area
The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has held a workshop with 80 attending youth on their role in peace building, and on the mandate of the peacekeeping mission. There was consensus among…
UNMISS peacekeepers quickly intervened to put out a fire which threatened to engulf more than 100 shops in the Bentiu protection of civilians site.
UN Peacekeepers speedily contain fire outbreak in Bentiu Market for displaced people
Traders at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu have praised United Nations peacekeepers for their speedy response after they put out a fire that threatened to raze some 120 shops with essential merchandise for the…
The deputy head of UNMISS, Moustapha Soumaré, and the Minister of Interior, Hon. Michael Chienjiek Geay at the launch of the project to build South Sudan's first Juvenile Reformatory Centre in Juba.
UNMISS and Government Break Ground for South Sudan’s First Juvenile Reformatory Centre in Juba
Today, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Moustapha Soumaré, and the Minister of Interior, Hon. Michael Chienjiek Geay, broke the ground to establish South Sudan’s first Juvenile…
UNMISS welcomes renewal of peacekeeping mandate by UN Security Council
- UNMISS welcomes renewal of peacekeeping mandate by UN Security Council
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has welcomed the decision by the United Nations Security Council to renew its peacekeeping mandate until 15 March 2019 with the passing of Resolution 2406. Since the outbreak…
UNMISS supports construction of first Juvenile Reformatory Centre in South Sudan
South Sudanese boys who are in conflict with the law will no longer have to share prison space with adult inmates after ground was broken for the construction of a Juvenile Reformatory Centre in the capital, Juba. “Children…
Gender mainstreaming is crucial everywhere, 24/7. Bor at sunset is no exception.
UNMISS appeals to lawmakers in South Sudan to promote women’s rights
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has appealed to parliamentarians in the country to emphasise gender perspectives and women’s rights in the formulation of laws and all legislative forums. “The legislative…
Not all roads lead to Rome. This one, robustly rehabilitated by the UN Mission, goes through Torit in Eastern Equatoria.
UN Mission rehabilitates main road through Torit
For the past month, graders, excavators, dump trucks and other heavy machinery have been humming and whirring throughout Torit in eastern South Sudan. They have been doing so with a purpose: to rehabilitate the town’s main…
Inspector Upendo Musa Kazumba directing a medal parade ceremony in Malakal. It is probably as good as directing drivers through chaotic traffic.
Tanzanian correction officer makes childhood dream come true
Growing up, Upendo Musa Kazumba always wanted to be a uniformed officer of the law – a traffic officer to be precise. Today she is part of a team of corrections officers who work together with the UN police round the clock to…
Testing and monitoring of a new UNMISS-financed solar power system installed at the primary health care centre in Maar in the Jonglei area.
Patients and workers applaud UN Mission for installing solar power at Maar health care centre
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has successfully executed the installation of a solar power system at the Maar Primary Health Care Centre in the Jonglei area. As one of its quick impact projects, the peacekeeping…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.195
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.195
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.195