Planning underway to manage risk of Ebola Virus Disease in Yei
It is a quiet day in the surgical ward at the Yei hospital. There are just three patients. One child is recovering from severe burns after suffering an epileptic seizure and falling into an open fire. Another is still very ill with bed sores. On a bed outside the ward, a man rests his leg after an…
Malakal cultural day with calls for unity and social cohesion in Upper Nile region
“Peace begins with me and Malakal is united.” Thus spoke Treasa Nyagak Awak, a woman staying at the UN protection of civilians site, during a day of cultural festivities vibrantly celebrated at Malakal Stadium, mirroring the recent celebrations of the revitalized peace agreement in Juba. Dinka, Nuer…
Children share stories of suffering with UN Security Council Working Group in South Sudan
James Korok is just nineteen-years-old but has already experienced a lifetime of pain, fighting as a child soldier in the war in South Sudan. Despite that, he is one of the lucky ones. Released by the armed forces in remote Pibor, James is back in school and earning US$60 a week after learning new…
Statement by the Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, H.E Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
Statement by the Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, H.E Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, on the mission of the Working Group to South Sudan, 4-7 November 2018. The conflict in South Sudan has had a devastating effect on…
UN Security Council Working Group urges South Sudan’s leaders to end violations against children
South Sudan’s leaders are being urged by the United Nations Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict to expand their current Action Plan to end and prevent all violations and abuses against children in the conflict-affected country. Led by the Swedish Permanent Representative to…
Elation and renewed hope as the displaced head back to Akobo from Bor
For the final 27 internally displaced persons who boarded a UN helicopter from Bor on Thursday, the feeling was nothing but nostalgic and ecstatic. For five years, like many who fled Akobo and other parts of the country in 2013 when war broke out, they had been taking refuge at the UNMISS Protection…
UNMISS donates protective gear to commercial motorbike drivers during road safety campaign in Torit
In a bid to reduce the number of accidents on the main roads of Torit, more than 100 commercial motorbike riders, locally known as boda boda drivers, have attended a one-day interactive session on road safety. As part of the training, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and part…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.218
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.218
New Peace Centre opened in Bor, South Sudan
The Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology in Bor has something new to take pride in: A newly-established Peace Centre, thanks to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), with support from the Republic of Korea. “As we open this centre, South Sudan is entering a new…
Jonglei pastoralist: “These peacekeepers saved my cows”
Imagine living in a landlocked country, yet susceptible to succumbing to a calamitous, ocean-longing-inducing disease called East Coast fever. Such is the ironic fate of many an African cow, not least in South Sudan’s Greater Jonglei region. Fortunately for a great number of these four-legged…
Prison life in Cueibet: This, too, shall pass
Ralph* is a 28-year-old student and police officer in the Gok area of the Greater Lakes region. But there is something wrong in this seemingly promising picture of a gainfully employed young man making progress in life. About a week ago, Ralph began to serve a six-month-long prison sentence in…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.219
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.219