Mangateen, Juba: A transit stop with destination unknown for hopeful relocated displaced dwellers
Mangateen, relatively near central Juba. A makeshift camp for some 3,500 recently and voluntarily relocated displaced persons. We are standing outside a huge warehouse made to look small by the hundreds and hundreds of people…
Vocationally trained Malakal youth enabled to support themselves and their communities
Carpentry, brick laying, perhaps a spot of hairdressing. Or why not give connecting electrical or solar-powered devices a crack? Back in April, such a veritable vocational training smorgasbord was up for grabs for 115 young…
Perpetrators of violence against civilians at Terrain Hotel held accountable for their crimes
The finding of a military court that 10 soldiers were guilty of committing violence against civilians at the Terrain Hotel in Juba, South Sudan, has finally delivered justice for the survivors and the family of the journalist…
The United Nation’s Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, visibly touched as she met children in Yambio, engaged in vocational trainings after having been released from armed groups.
Children of South Sudan deserve stronger protection from impact of war
Frowning with concentration, the teenagers methodically pick apart seams and carefully slice up fabric as they learn how to make dresses and shirts. Their feet move rhythmically on the foot pedals of the old Singer sewing…
Panawur and Panaguong in Greater Lakes restore peace after 15 years of hostilities
The Panawur and Panaguong sections of Duony County in Gok have signed an agreement committing themselves to ceasing hostilities, bringing an end to 15 years of attacks and revenge killings. The agreement was endorsed on…
SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Urges South Sudanese Communities to Empower Youth on the Path to Peace
South Sudan is the world’s newest nation. Its 12 million population are also amongst the youngest in the world with half aged under 18. Children often suffer most from the ongoing conflict, with many maimed or killed…
Nepalese troops receive UN medal for “nimble and robust” protection of South Sudanese civilians
Peacekeepers from the elite Nepalese reserve forces have provided life-saving assistance to the people of war-torn South Sudan for almost a year. They demonstrated their efforts to protect civilians in a dramatization of the…
No more musical marauding as UNMISS reconciles clans in Jonglei counties Makuach and Anyidi
Peace shall henceforth prevail between the two clans of Ater and Pale in the Greater Jonglei region. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan played a crucial role in enabling the successful peace dialogue between the former…
Protecting South Sudanese children: National police learn new skills, thanks to UNMISS
“Children need shelter, children need food, children need protection. They want to be educated,” echoes Jane Hasha Mavima a female Police Officer from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as she leads a class…
UNMISS welcomes signing of fresh commitment to peace in South Sudan
The signing of a revitalized peace agreement by all parties to the conflict in South Sudan is a significant step forward in the process of ending the ongoing violence and the immense suffering of their people, says the United…
Bitter foes reunite to sign revitalized peace agreement to end civil war in South Sudan
It was an embrace that could end the suffering of 12 million people. An historic coming together of two bitter foes who have spent five years fighting each other over ethnic differences and a tussle for power at the expense…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan
The signing of the Revitalized Agreement to Resolve the Conflict in South Sudan (RARCSS) on 12 September 2018 is a positive and a significant development. The Secretary-General commends the parties on this step forward and…