A suspect is led into the new Bentiu Mobile Court by Ghanaian police peacekeepers
After five years of delayed justice, a mobile High Court opens in Bentiu
Arriving at a partly run-down building just after 8 a.m. with files in hand, Bentiu’s new mobile High Court officials immediately settle down to their business of the day – studying cases they have scheduled to start on a…
Long walks for survival: A choice between food security and personal safety
Hundreds of women, young and old, gather and line up at a food distribution center, opposite Bentiu town’s main mosque. They are from Nhialdiu, and have walked anywhere between 30 and 40 kilometers to get to this food…
Women belonging to various ethnic groups got together in Bor for a workshop on the importance of national identity.
Displaced women in Bor: “We fought for South Sudanese independence, we are one people”
“We were all in the bush together. We all fought for the liberation and independence of South Sudan. We are the same people.” One after the other, one Bor-based woman after the other delivered the same message, with slightly…
A healthy animal is a happier animal. UNMISS peacekeepers in Malakal have trained people in the local community how to provide basic veterinary services.
Peacekeepers in Malakal train community animal health workers
An enthusiastic group of trainees in Malakal are now ready to provide basic services to livestock owners in the area, after completing an intensive, hands-on training on community animal health. They are now certified…
Following recent reports about large-scale sexual violence targeting women in the Unity region, UNMISS organized a workshop with community leaders and security forces to discuss solutions.
Breaking the silence about sexual gender-based violence in the Unity region
“People in our area have been accused of those sexual assaults. We will lead the fight and find those who abused our women, says Laraka Machar, Deputy Governor in Northern Liech. According to the Medicines Sans Frontiers…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.222
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.222
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.222
The rights of the girl-child were discussed and affirmed at a cultural festival organized by UNMISS in Torit.
Girls participating in Torit cultural festival insist on right to avoid early and forced marriages
“Torit give us a chance! Marriage is between adults, not between an adult and a child. We are left without a future when our brothers are sent to school, but we are picked out to clean, cook and get married,” Mary Akur, a…
An agreement on how to manage cattle migrations affecting people living in a number of counties in the Eastern Equatoria region has been reached.
UNMISS supports Torit-Kapoeta conference leading to cattle migration agreement
The people living in the Torit and Kapoeta regions have signed an agreement to advance peaceful coexistence and to regulate, control and manage cattle movements between the counties of Kidepo Valley, Riwoto, Ikotos, Chukudum…
UNMISS Condemns the Assault on a CTSAMVM Monitoring and Verification Team in the Luri Area
UNMISS Condemns the Assault on a CTSAMVM Monitoring and Verification Team in the Luri Area
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.223
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.223
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.223 - 24 December 2018
Clearing land from landmines and other potentially explosive objects is a painstakingly slow and risky process. UNMAS has just made an area outside Bor safe again.
Peacekeepers clear landmines outside Bor town
The United Nations Mine Action Service has discovered and removed unexploded ordinances and mines five kilometres outside of Bor town, in the Thon-Awai area, in the Greater Jonglei region. The community in Thon-Awai is happy…
Peacekeepers in Torit spent part of their spare Christmas time visiting children staying at two different orphanages.
Being an orphan in Torit: The quest to keep one’s head above water
Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan spent part of their spare Christmas time at two orphanages in Torit, bringing a bit of joy and gifts to the children staying there. “We were brought here…