Clashes in Yei creating commuter refugees between South Sudan and neighbouring DRC
As a road patrol prepares to leave a United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in the town of Yei, the team leader warns those travelling to take great care during the trip to the southern part of war-torn South Sudan. “Make…
A little boy's letter to the president: ‘I want a country where there is peace and harmony’
Solomon Atem Akech nearly lost the opportunity to deliver an important item – a neatly folded letter, addressed to the president of South Sudan – because no one had invited him to read it out. But he was determined, so he…
Women leaders participating in a two-day interactive forum. UNMISS Photo/Manyang Mayom
Women in Bahr el Ghazal call for proper representation in government
Women leaders representing four administrative areas in the Bahr el Ghazal region are demanding full implementation of the 35% affirmative action provided for in the revitalized peace agreement, saying they are currently…
Torit youth peace ambassadors take a stand against the use of child soldiers as they flash their 'Red Hand Day' signs
‘I’m not happy when a child is a soldier’ – Torit pupils speak out against use of children in the army
Mon Kon is not a child soldier – as children who have been forcibly conscripted into the armed forces are commonly known – but the phenomenon saddens him. “I’m not happy when a child is a soldier,” says the 15-year-old pupil…
New primary health centre inaugurated in Wau to support returnees’ health needs
A complex primary health care centre comprising an outpatient department, a maternity unit, a laboratory and pharmacy, has been inaugurated in the Jebel Kheir neighbourhood of Wau, to support the people who are voluntarily…
Displaced families return home from UN protection site in Wau
Ngovu village was a peaceful place to live before conflict erupted in the area three years ago. The violence forced all of its inhabitants to flee to other areas within the Western Bahr El Ghazal region of South Sudan…
UNMISS support for community clean-up in Wau encourages displaced families to return
Aweil Gadid was once a place that its people took pride in. A clean and comfortable community. But the eruption of violent conflict sent its families scurrying to safety, with many finding sanctuary at a United Nations…
Wau marchers wow spectators with fanfare and tug-of-peace tussle in campaign to end use of child soldiers
A march that began at Bahr El Ghazal University, winding through Wau town’s streets with fanfare, terminated at the Wau Stadium, where a tug-of-peace contest awaited eager participants and spectators. At the stadium, stood…
A peace-promoting cultural event in a Juba Protection of Civilians site attracted thousands of participants and spectators.
Cultural festival brings displaced families and UN staff together to celebrate peace in protection site
There is a sea of white tents as far as the eye can see. The makeshift structures next to the United Nations base in Juba are home to thousands of families displaced by the war that has plagued South Sudan for more than five…
Know your enemy. Ebola awareness posters being distributed in South Sudanese communities bordering the DR Congo.
Robust Ebola preparedness in Yei as fatality cases hike in neighbouring DR Congo
South Sudanese refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “commuting” to their home country in search of food not given to them across the border do not only constitute a sad humanitarian tale. Their desperate movements…
Margaret Nyarach, one of the internally displaced persons getting ready to leave the UN protection site in Wau
The displaced in Wau getting ready to return home: ‘When I go home, I will do business and cultivate my own food’
The UN Mission in South Sudan is finalizing preparations for the assisted voluntary return of more than 20 people – all from the Greater Upper Nile – who had sought sanctuary at its base in Wau. The returnees will be flown to…
Slow implementation of peace agreement, lack of basic services impeding returns in opposition-controlled areas of Wau
Issues impeding voluntary returns in opposition-controlled areas of Wau have been raised at a one-day round-table discussion that brought together the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement in Opposition…