School children in Malakal are all smiles. UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda have rebuilt their kitchen and installed fuel-efficient stoves to facilitate cooking.
Fuel-efficient fire helps feeding school children as UN peacekeepers rebuild kitchen in Malakal
“Bring us cooking oil!” The group of girls breaks out into giggles as the tall 12-year-old Nyanluak Nyok shouts out boldly. Nyanluak and her classmates are pupils at the John Garang Primary School in Malakal town. They have…
UNMISS hands over community police station to Makuac community near Kuajok
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has handed over a community police office to the authorities of Makuac in Aguok North County near Kuajok. “This police station was supposed to be constructed by the…
‘Business is good’: UNMISS presence in Akobo bringing back a sense of hope and peace
Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are helping to restore peace and security in the Jonglei region town of Akobo, in the north-east of South Sudan. “Business is good, we are going to…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.200
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.200
Drafting with a difference: Kapoeta development organizations learn to write proposals too good to refuse
Development organizations around the globe are used to the fierce competition for funding for development initiatives. But how exactly does one make a project proposal stand out among a thousand others? In Kapoeta, in eastern…
World Refugees Day: Returnees in Malakal decry difficult resettlement process
Nineteen-year-old Monyjok Malual Marial describes life in Kakuma refugee camp, in the Northern part of neighbouring Kenya, as difficult. After years in exile, he decided to return to his origins in Malakal – only to discover…
Women in Malakal seek elimination of sexual violence in conflict
“Some women here are coming into Malakal town for the first time!” Rachel Mayik, more commonly known as “Mama Rachel”, is excited and full of joy as she speaks to the group of women who have come together to learn more about…
SRSG Shearer on International Olympic Day: A unique opportunity to come together under one flag
Saturday marked not only the International Olympic Day but also a new dawn for South Sudanese athletes hoping to participate at the next Summer Olympics in 2020. They marched through the Juba national basketball stadium in…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.201
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.201
UN condemns killing of peacekeeper in armed attack on convoy in South Sudan
A Bangladeshi peacekeeper was killed today during an armed attack on a United Nations convoy that was supporting the delivery of humanitarian aid to vulnerable civilians in the Central Equatorian region of South Sudan…
Kenyan police officers awarded UN medals for distinguished service in South Sudan
A contingent of Kenyan police officers have been praised for their professional and distinguished service to the United Nations and the people of South Sudan during a medal ceremony in the capital Juba. The 23 officers have…
On Wednesday 27 June, a Rwandan Formed Police Unit consisting of 50 per cent women arrived in Juba.
Perfectly gender balanced Rwandan Formed Police Unit arrives in Juba
On Wednesday the United Nations Mission in South Sudan welcomed 144 Rwandan police officers to Juba. They make up the lion part of a Formed Police Unit from the neigbouring country, consisting of 80 men and 80 women, joining…