The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has initiated a quick impact project to renovate a ten- room dormitory for girls at the Rumbek National Secondary School.
UNMISS-funded renovation of dormitory raises hope for girls’ education in Western Lakes area
The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has pledged to renovate a ten- room dormitory for girls at Rumbek National Secondary School. The project includes the construction of two ablutions and a…
Kajo-Keji is no longer the bustling town it used to be. Most of its residents have fled to refugee camps in Uganda and are not daring to return home.
Greater Kajo-Keji hosts ghost towns and hibernating villages as fear and insecurity prevail
Greater Kajo-Keji, consisting of the four counties of Nyepo, Kangapo, Liwolo and Kajo-Keji in the Yei River region, was once blooming and full of life and farmers. Nowadays the area lays in ruins as most of its inhabitants…
Proactive and robust road repair work by UNMISS promotes nimble transportation and durable peace.
UNMISS completes rehabilitation of road linking Kuajok, Wau and Tonj
The Chinese Engineering Company of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Wau has completed more than 170 kilometres of robust road rehabilitation, linking the towns of Kuajok, Wau and Tonj. The project, which began in…
UNMISS has handed over a new women's resource centre to women living in Aweil town.
UNMISS in Aweil hands over completed quick impact projects to local communities
In an effort to empower women in the region, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Northern Bahr el Gahzal region has handed over two quick impact projects to communities in Aweil town and in the Aweil East area. On…
On visit to Bor, head of UNMISS stresses need to create conditions for displaced people to return home
On visit to Bor, head of UNMISS stresses need to create conditions for displaced people to return home
On his second visit to Bor town in Jonglei, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has underscored the need to urgently remove the…
UNMISS chief rides with boda boda motorcyclists in campaign for peace and safety
UNMISS chief rides with boda boda motorcyclists in campaign for peace and safety
The streets of Juba were today lit up in midday excitement, as David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), joined some 400 boda boda motorcyclists…
Some relief in Wau as Bangladeshi peacekeepers bring medical services to the locals
Some relief in Wau as Bangladeshi peacekeepers bring medical services to the locals
Residents of Wau town were this week relieved of some of their physical pain and ailments, as Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the town by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), pitched camp, providing basic…
A Ray of Sporting Hope, as UNMISS Joins Community in Malakal to Rehabilitate Stadium
Bees occupy the floodlights that were once used to illuminate the playing fields. Paint has peeled off from the walls, and the endless iron sheet fencing is falling apart. The rundown structures tell tales of days before…
UNMISS forum in Warrap stresses role of women in managing conflict and building peace
UNMISS forum in Warrap stresses role of women in managing conflict and building peace
The need to include women and youth in resolving conflicts and peacebuilding has been emphasized at a two-day workshop organized by the Gender Affairs Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in the Warrap…
UNMISS fire response teams remove swiftly crash-landed plane from runway
UNMISS fire response teams swiftly react after cargo plane crash lands in Wau
Fire response teams from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) swiftly removed a cargo flight that crash-landed at Wau Airport from the runway, making it safe for flights to resume their operations normally. The…
Bentiu residents committed to working with UNMISS to implement new mandate
Efforts to explain the new mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and build trust and confidence with the community are underway with the first of a series of workshops held in Bentiu. The United Nations…
Displaced South Sudanese begin to return to villages in Jubek
Refugees who fled ongoing violence are beginning to return to the villages of Bungu and Ganji in Jubek, South Sudan, in the hope of rebuilding their homes and planting their crops before the rainy season starts. A patrol led…