Escalation of fighting in South Sudan puts thousands of civilians at risk and compromises peace process
Escalation of fighting in South Sudan puts thousands of civilians at risk and compromises peace process
A surge in violent clashes in Unity, Jonglei and Central Equatorias is having a devastating impact on thousands of civilians and on humanitarian agencies trying to provide desperately needed assistance to vulnerable people…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.196
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.196
South Sudan: aid workers freed, humanitarian deaths reach 100 since December 2013
Ten aid workers who were detained while on an assessment mission near Yei, Central Equatoria, have been freed. The humanitarian workers were held by an armed opposition group in South Sudan for more than five days, since 25…
Agreement to stop fighting in South Sudan needs to be upheld
Agreement to stop fighting in South Sudan needs to be upheld
The surge of violence in South Sudan’s Unity region “looks set to continue despite the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement that was signed last year,” according to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head…
Hope in short supply as fighting in South Sudan escalates ahead of decisive Addis peace talks
Hope in short supply as fighting in South Sudan escalates ahead of decisive Addis peace talks
As our helicopter approaches Leer in northern South Sudan, all one can see is eerily empty, dry, sun-stricken land. The people we meet on the ground, however, have a different story to tell. It is one of human suffering on an…
Mayen-Jur County: Where Nuer and Dinka cattle keepers enjoy peaceful coexistence
Mayen-Jur County: Where Nuer and Dinka cattle keepers enjoy peaceful coexistence
Mayen-Jur County, near Kuajok in the north-eastern part of the country, could potentially serve as a good example for conflict-ridden areas, where fighting is often fuelled by ethnic rivalries, elsewhere in the young nation…
SPLA women gender-trained by UNMISS: “We need to unite and support each other”
Under the theme “Military women contributing to peace and Security”, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan today initiated a 3-day-long workshop targeting 120 female members of South Sudan’s armed forces, SPLA. “We do not…
Regional essay winner from Eastern Equatoria commits to being an agent of peace
Regional essay winner from Eastern Equatoria commits to being an agent of peace
Holding a golden trophy high in the air in an act of celebration, Jacob Mach Kuany from Kapoeta Day Secondary School proudly represented his part of the country as the regional winner of the nationwide essay competition for…
UN peacekeepers donate medicines to hospital and prison in Bor
UN peacekeepers donate medicines to hospital and prison in Bor
Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have donated an assortment of some 30 different types of health-improving medicines to the main hospital and prison in Bor in the Greater Jonglei region…
UNMISS essay contest winners: Women should participate in all decision-making for peace
UNMISS essay contest winners: Women should participate in all decision-making for peace
Amid high spirits and enthusiasm marked by cheers, ululations, robust drumming, singing and nimble dancing, the winners of the nationwide essay writing competition on Wednesday 9 May seized their much-deserved glistening…
UN urges South Sudan’s warring parties to make genuine progress at upcoming peace talks
UN urges South Sudan’s warring parties to make genuine progress at upcoming peace talks
Nyalei Yar has lived at a temporary protection site next to a small United Nations base in the Unity region of South Sudan for three years. She has no expectation of returning to her former home, as violence continues to…
Indian peacekeepers provide much needed medical assistance in Akobo
Indian peacekeepers provide much needed medical assistance in Akobo
Life for Jikmir Puol has not been easy. The 30-year-old is a mother of five and all she wants for her children is “a better life and future”. But that is a difficult ambition to achieve in South Sudan which has been plagued…