Time for crucial national exams for secondary school students in Juba and across the country.
Secondary school national exams in Juba: They, too, shall (hopefully) pass
The sun has just dragged itself above the Juba horizon for another day of relentless roasting. Yet this is not your average, uneventful day. At least not for 466 students staying and studying at the protection site for the…
Found in the middle of Juba, safely defused by the UN Mine Action Service, averting potential disaster.
Large aircraft bomb defused by UN Mine Action Service to protect families in Juba
“Quiet.” The voice of the head of the UN Mine Action Service in South Sudan rings out across the open field. “Firing.” Silence. Then a loud thud is heard in the distance. “Good, I’m happy with that result.” For the crowd…
A proud day for Ghanaian peacekeepers in Aweil.
Ghanaian peacekeepers in Aweil receive UN medal
Ghanaian troops deployed in Aweil and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have been awarded peacekeeping medals in recognition of their work in the war-torn country. A total of 150 worthy servants in the…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.227
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.227
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.227 - 21 January 2019
UNMISS engineers have rehabilitated the main supply route between Malakal and Melut. Well worth rejoicing.
Smooth all the way: Main supply route joining Malakal to Melut ready for use
It’s all systems go in Upper Nile, South Sudan, following the completion of the rehabilitation of a main supply route linking Malakal to Melut – two hundred and five kilometres away. It took Indian peacekeepers serving with…
Female police officers serving with UNMISS are empowering their South Sudanese counterparts in Bentiu.
Female UN police officers in Bentiu initiate weekly support meetings with national counterparts
Bentiu-based female police officers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are encouraging the police force in the war-torn country to recruit more women to better respond to cases of sexual and gender-based…
Peace conference thaws icy relations between Liech’s Guit community and neighbours
Communities of Mala village in Guit County have set up peace committees to spearhead reconciliation efforts internally and with their neighbours. The committees were established at a peace and reconciliation conference…
Plentiful cow dung may soon be turned into charcoal, with many positive spin-off effects.
Women in Warrap learn how to turn cow dung into charcoal
Cattle feces may not be very appealing, yet they can, in fact, be highly useful. Just ask a group of hundred women in the Greater Warrap area, who are learning how to turn cow dung into charcoal. Increased security and…
At a colourful peace rally in Aweil, UNMISS urges commitment to the revitalised peace agreement
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Head of Office in Aweil, Ataklti Hagege Hailu has urged the signatories to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCISS) to commit…
UNMISS working to establish facts of peacekeeper involvement in the death of two civilians
During a security incident at a base operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in the capital Juba on Saturday, two civilian contractors were shot by a peacekeeper and died as a result of their injuries. UNMISS…
Hope for better things as Indian engineers begin renovation of the Bentiu – Leer road
Travelers between Bentiu and Leer have commended the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for repairing the major roads in the country’s Northern and Southern Liech areas, as they look forward to improved travel between the two…
Returnees appeal for security, shelter, and food to help integration
Peter Yuang recently returned home from Uganda, where he had sought refuge. But something is spoiling his return party. “I returned with a number of children who are ill. But they could not find the medication required at the…