Women from Dinka and Murle communities in Greater Jonglei meet and sign an agreement to end inter-communal fighting.
Women from Jonglei and Boma sign agreement to end inter-communal fighting
Murle and Dinka women from Boma and Bor respectively have signed a memorandum of understanding to end the violence persistently plaguing relations between the two communities. “Women from Pibor and women from Jonglei condemn…
Young women and men in Aweil gaining conflict resolution skills at an UNMISS-led workshop.
Aweil youth say unemployment makes them engage in criminality
Youth in Aweil are blaming the government and “society” for their high levels of unemployment and for not being allowed to participate sufficiently in peace building and conflict mitigation. Such discouraging circumstances…
The IGAD Council of Ministers has endorsed a six-month extension for the peace process in South Sudan.
“Let’s ensure we use this time productively” – UNMISS chief on six-month extension of peace process
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers has endorsed a request to extend the deadline for the establishment of a Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity by six months. The body…
UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a delegation from the African Union and IGAD, including its Special Envoy arriving in Juba.
High-powered UN, AU and IGAD delegation pledge full and united support for South Sudan peace deal
“We are totally united in support of the revitalized peace agreement and in support of South Sudan and its people.” That was the message from a high-powered delegation from the United Nations, the African Union and the…
Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation.
South Sudanese women urge UN-AU-IGAD delegation to promote their right to representation in armed forces and new government
Women and girls have borne the brunt of the six-year long conflict in South Sudan. Thousands have experienced the threat or reality of abduction, rape, deprivation, displacement and death. Many were forced to flee their homes…
UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.
UN-AU-IGAD delegation says delay in forming a transitional government in South Sudan must be “the last one”
A high-powered delegation from the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development has urged South Sudan’s leaders to make urgent efforts to fully implement the peace deal for the sake of…
Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement.
Women grassroots in Juba discuss gender-related provisions of the revitalized peace agreement
“I am a woman, a peacemaker and a peacekeeper. That is how I am made.” Many a peer of Catherine Lotto, representing the Young Women Christian Association, seemed to embody that sentiment on this day at the University of Juba…
Women at a rapprochement event in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria.
Resolutions of peace made at Kapoeta trust building meeting attended by UNMISS chief
“The leadership of South Sudan needs to remember that the people of South Sudan want peace. This is evidenced by this meeting and many like it across the country that I have witnessed,” stated David Shearer, the Head of the…
UN peacekeepers received a certificate of appreciation for their donation of vital supplies to the main hospital in Bor.
Massive UNMISS donation offers new hope to resource-deprived hospital in Bor
Imagine a large, regional referral hospital which does not even have standard, everyday items like disinfectants and antibiotics. UN peacekeepers in Bor did not have to imagine this scenario: they were alerted to this dire…
Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces.
Yei workshop seeks to optimize ways of making South Sudanese army child free
“We are looking forward to the day when our army will have a positive image in the outside world, when we have a holistic relationship with our civil population and when South Sudan is no longer on the list of countries that…
UNMISS chief David Shearer presenting encouraging results of a perception survey at a press conference in Juba.
Public opinion survey reveals widespread hope for lasting peace among South Sudanese
A new public opinion survey has found that 89 percent of South Sudanese believe that it is likely that there will be durable peace in the war-ravaged country by the end of this year. The survey, commissioned by the United…
Transformative moments at a conflict resolution workshop in Kimotong County, Eastern Equatoria.
Transformed peace actors and government leaders trained to manage conflicts in Eastern Equatoria
For some, it was a workshop. For others, it was a near-transcendental experience. “We feel empowered, even transformed, by the information received on how to resolve disputes peacefully. We will participate alongside our…