Some 140 British peacekeepers have received UN medals for their dedicated work in South Sudan.
British soldiers receive medals of honour for commitment and service to the people of South Sudan
Growing up , Lieutenant Nick Lytollis dreamed of becoming a world class vet. Unbeknownst to the animal kingdom, it missed out on his services. It just was not to be. “I soon realized that I wasn’t clever enough to be a vet,”…
Hundreds of colleagues and friends bid a final farewell to Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui, a Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed in an ambush earlier this week.
UN mourns peacekeeper killed in armed attack at funeral service in South Sudan
Colleagues and friends of fallen peacekeeper Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui came together in their hundreds to mourn his death at the Bangladeshi contingent’s UN base in Juba. The Military Liaison Officer from…
Last month more than 200 child soldiers were released in Pibor. SPLA has recommitted to make its army child-free.
UNMISS supports training for a child-free SPLA
Senior officers in the South Sudanese army (SPLA) have been meeting in Juba with a view to getting removed from the list of shame that bears names of perpetrators of grave violations against children. “We need to be serious…
Senior South Sudanese prison officers received certificates after a week-long training on human rights, sexual gender-based violence and community policing.
UNMISS fills know-how gaps among prison officers to address human rights issues
You are a prison officer and an inmate is trying to escape. What can you do about it? Or more importantly: what should you do to stop the want-to-be fugitive? “How about you chase him? You may be faster than he is. Shooting…
Portugal has just sent its first contingent of police officers to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
First Portuguese police officers join UNMISS
Eight United Nations police officers from Portugal, four women and four men, have recently joined the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for a one-year deployment. The new arrivals are the first Portuguese police officers…
Some 150 Nepalese peacekeepers belonging to its High Readiness Company have received UN medals for their distinguished service in South Sudan.
Elite Nepalese troops receive UN medals for distinguished service in South Sudan
The Nepalese High Readiness Company are an elite unit of soldiers with a unique set of military expertise and experience that makes them highly sought after in peacekeeping operations. The troops demonstrated the extent of…
Hundreds of Indian peacekeepers in Upper Nile have received UN medals for their outstanding service.
The unknown trials and tribulations involved in organizing an Indian medal parade ceremony
Few civilians would know it, but there is a lot more to a medal parade ceremony, a frequent occurrence in any peacekeeping mission, than the handing out of pieces of suitably engraved metal. Captain Divyesh Singh Bhandari…
3 July 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.202
3 July 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.202
3 July 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.202
“As mothers, because of the children, we will not give up, not on peace". The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, had a clear message to the people in Wau.
UN Deputy Secretary-General sends powerful message of hope and peace to women in war-torn South Sudan
Madiu John is a survivor. She has survived despite having no food and no home. She has survived brutal fighting all around her. She has survived rape. The South Sudanese woman and many others who have sought sanctuary in a…
United Nations Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, arrives in Malakal.
Visiting Malakal, UN Special Envoy for Sexual Violence in Conflict urges reparations for victims and end to impunity
A delegation led by United Nations Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, has visited the town of Malakal, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile region. “I work in many countries to see how to…
A woman in Bentiu receives post-surgical care. UNFPA, UNMISS and partners are currently helping women receive treatment for fistulas.
UNMISS transports fistula-affected women to Bentiu for treatment
Rebecca Simon spent 18 years without a single child. She traveled to Kenya, Uganda and Sudan, but was unable to find a doctor who could treat her condition. Now, after having been airlifted by the United Nations Mission in…
These young men from Bangladesh are happy. They are about to receive UN medals for their service for durable peace in South Sudan.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers awarded UN medals for their service in Wau and Kuajok
Thousands of miles away from home, in the service of peace in South Sudan. It is clear to for all to see the pride and beaming smiles of the 850 Bangladeshi peacekeepers when they received UN medals for their commitment to…