High-level military officers representing the two main parties of the peace agreement have held a trust-building meeting in Pajok, Eastern Equatoria.
Armed forces in Eastern Equatoria meet to promote peace and trust
Confidence and trust-building, the bedrock for the implementation of the negotiated Revitalized Peace Agreement, were the focus at a meeting between the South Sudan People's Defense Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation…
Peace, reconciliation and the safe return of the displaced were all high on the wish-lists of end-of-year holiday revellers in Bor.
Holiday revellers in Bor hoping for 2019 of peace and reconciliation
“Our 2019 should begin with a new page of love for one another. I know, it is not easy to forgive, but if I can forgive the leaders of our country for making me a widow in 2013, why can’t we all forgive one another for the…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 224
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 224
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 224
More than a thousand families fled Motti due to violence which erupted in 2016. Improved security makes them dream of returning home.
Revitalized peace agreement gives displaced people of Motti hope of returning home
The people of Motti, a village in Eastern Equatoria, have been through a few dark years since 2016, when violence put an end to life as they knew it and forced them to flee. Now, the revitalized peace agreement seems to be…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.225 - 8 January 2019
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.225
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.225
Peace at last? After fighting each other for decades, the Rup and Pakam communities in the Lakes region have pledged to reconcile.
Former long-standing rival communities in Lakes region sign historic peace deal
The two nomadic communities of Rup and Pakam in the Western Lakes region have negotiated and pledged to end decades of intercommunal violence of cattle raids and deadly revenge attacks. Returning stolen cows and increasing…
They live in the Twic area, and their capital is Mayen-Abun.
Mayen-Abun declared capital of Twic following comprehensive, UNMISS-supported consultations
Following a series of consultations among residents of the Twic area in South Sudan’s northwestern Bahr El Ghazal region, it has been tentatively decided that Mayen-Abun will remain the capital. The declaration was made on 5…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.226
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.226
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.226
Community watch groups to provide additional security in Torit, partially trained by UN Police
Limited or non-existent police presence in rural areas in South Sudan make it increasingly difficult to respond to critical security threats in these hard-to-access communities. “We are aware that the police are understaffed…
Solar lamps, and an ambulance, were part of the renovation package as UNMISS peacekeepers handed over the Jonglei Health Institute in Bor to its administrators.
UNMISS renovates health institute in Bor, set to offer medical training for dozens
An incapacitated hospital is a sad sight. After five years out of service, it gives disgrace a face. Unless, of course, Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan comes to the rescue. Such has…
Sweating it at the secondary school national exam, a scene not seen in Malakal since the outbreak of armed conflict in 2013.
A five-year first: Students in Malakal and Akoka sit for secondary school national exams
A school bell rings out in Malakal. It is the first time since 2013 that this particular bell, which signals the start of the South Sudan school certificate exams, has been heard here. So momentous is this occasion that one…
Multi-skilled South Korean peacekeepers offered citizens (two- and four-legged) of Anyidi, Jonglei, medical and veterinary services and a tad of traditional drumming.
Anyidi in Jonglei boosted by rare UNMISS medical visit, more to come with road completion
Residents of Anyidi in the Jonglei region have applauded the South Korean contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for providing them with medical services during a recent visit to the town. “It is…