Broken promises of the past cast shadow over hopes for peace in Western Equatoria
In the village of Akrogbode, grandmother Ana Mario is collecting clean water from a borehole for her family. She has defied the fear and trauma caused by the ongoing conflict in this Western Equatorian community to remain…
UNMISS Deputy SRSG Encourages UN Police to Support Implementation of New Peace Deal
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General is encouraging police officers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to gear their work towards supporting the implementation of the country’s…
A historic arrival for Vietnam and the United Nations
A flurry of activity at South Sudan’s Juba International Airport, as UNMISS personnel and airport staff await the arrival of the first ever Vietnamese medical team to deploy in the history of peacekeeping. Contact is yet to…
A new peace garden in Juba plants seeds of hope for lasting peace
A group of students from Don Bosco Senior Secondary School in Juba have been busy the last two months designing and planting a peace garden in their school. While South Sudanese leaders have put pen to paper to sign a new…
Organized Forces in Torit pledge to uphold human rights principles
Members of the organized forces in Torit have pledged to promote human rights to fulfill their responsibility of protecting and serving their local communities. Their renewed commitment comes in the wake of a two-day workshop…
UNMISS celebrates Ethiopian peacekeepers commitment to peace
Standing in formation under the sweltering sun, hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan received the UN medal in honor of their service for peace in the country. More than 600…
UN-AU Mission to South Sudan supports the role of women in progressing new peace agreement
A joint UN and AU delegation on a three-day visit to South Sudan has expressed their solidarity with the people and leadership of the country, saying they are ready to help support the peace agreement signed recently in Addis…
Women share harrowing stories of violent conflict with UN-AU delegation in South Sudan
Nyamile Malual Jiech walked with her children for five days and nights through violent clashes to reach the safety of the United Nations protection site in Bentiu. Her husband was killed in the fierce clashes in the Unity…
Going for the Goal: South Sudanese University Students Aim to Score for Peace
Students from five universities in South Sudan march together on a field at the University of Juba. Marching side-by-side to the festive ring of bugle horns, these pupils are walking on soil that was a battleground just…
Pride and honour: Korean peacekeepers earn coveted, multi-coloured UN medals
It’s 10.00 a.m. in South Sudan’s remote town of Bor, and last-minute preparations are underway before the start of a medal parade ceremony for close to eight dozen peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea. They have been in…
Women in Juba insist on their role in implementing new peace deal
Activists and members of women’s groups in Juba are insisting on their crucial role to bringing lasting peace to South Sudan, in light of the country’s revitalized peace agreement signed last month in Addis Ababa. “We need to…
Flight Lieutenant Conor O’Neill from the Australian Defense Force
Two firsts: First time in South Sudan and flying the first-ever Vietnamese contingent to peacekeeping
At the age of five or six, he knew he wanted to be a pilot. He is now 30, and flies a monstrous craft in those hard-to-go-to places. As his plane touched-down in South Sudan, Flight Lieutenant Conor O’Neill from the…