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Criminals in Rumbek and surroundings, beware. On Tuesday the United Nation Mission in South Sudan donated a car to the police force in the main town of the Greater Lakes region. “This car is going to be used by the police as the only car at our headquarters in the Western Lakes area,” the grateful…

A blank canvas. Imagination, pencils and brushes in motion. “I remember seeing how happy my father was when South Sudan gained independence in 2011. I want to see people happy like that again; this is why I drew this picture.” The young artist is 19-year-old Patrick Sebit, a student at Jubek Model…

It is a long way from her home on the beautiful Pacific island of Fiji to the conflict-ridden country of South Sudan. But the United Nation’s new Police Commissioner is bringing with her the natural warmth of her people as well as a huge amount of experience to the top job. Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa…

For many victims of sexual and gender-based violence in South Sudan, finding justice can be an uphill task, or a dark abyss, as many of the cases are never reported. “The key challenge in investigating and prosecuting cases of sexual and gender-based violence is low reporting of such cases,” says…

30 May 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.198

Joyful songs and speeches reverberated in Rumbek, South Sudan, as the area marked the International Peacekeepers’ Day, with locals commending the role played by United Nations peacekeepers in preventing the conflict in the country from spiraling out of control. “This is the right time and forum for…

On a characteristically hot Juba day, a colourful, entertaining, yet somber event unfolds at the Nyakurwon Cultural Centre. A female Chinese peacekeeper strums a 20-stringed traditional Chinese instrument, carefully moving through the notes. Spinning bright, pink umbrellas, three of her countrywomen…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for continued collaboration between the Yei River area government authorities and the Mission, to meet the citizens’ aspirations for durable peace in the area, and to create an atmosphere needed for building mutual trust, partnership and…

Dark clouds lurked over Malakal, announcing the possibility of a heavy downpour, but that did not deter hundreds of residents of South Sudan’s second largest town from thronging the venue for this year’s United Nations Peacekeepers Day celebrations – held in the town for the first time since the…

Hundreds of community members of Iloli and Loguruny gathered under a tree in Ileu to witness a symbolic act of reconciliation between the landlords of their communities. The landlords of Iloli, Loguruny, and Ileu sat in the middle of the communities, on the plain earth, joining hands to mark the…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns an armed attack that directly targeted its peacekeepers in the country’s Unity region, on the morning of 4 June 2018. A convoy consisting of peacekeepers and civilians came under fire when it stopped briefly to interact with a…

“The war that started in 2013 left my house in ruins, my father has been killed and my education was interrupted, but now I am back at school after the United Nations and the international community tried to restore peace in our country.” Thus spoke Ayuen Thon, a student at the Dr. John Garang…