UN peacekeepers power up Aweil girls football team’s hopes to win regional tournament
Twenty-two of them kick the ball and do all the footballing maneuvers, perhaps aspiring to become professional footballers. But only a few professional footballers have done what they do here in Aweil: they train on a pebble…
Road repairs around South Sudan encouraging growth and peace
“This is a sign of peace,” says Malish Sebit, with a smile, as he points out to a freshly repaired section along the Juba-Yei road. He is a frequent motorcycle user on this stretch of the road, from Gorom to Bungu, and he is…
UNMISS repairs 2500kms of roads to encourage economic growth and peace in South Sudan
Engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have repaired more than 2500 kilometers of roads to support economic growth and rapprochement so the conflict-affected country can build a peaceful and more…
Former foes come together to reconcile and push for peace in Western Equatoria
A convoy of old landcruisers sweep into the compound at speed. Men in military fatigues jump off the back of the vehicle carrying guns. Most disperse under nearby trees while others stay close by their VIP as he emerges from…
UNMISS’ peacekeepers bring a little respite to needy orphans at Torit centre
“We go collecting food items and some money from businessmen who willingly help every time they see us in the market,” Sadiq Khamis cried out to United Nations peacekeepers who had visited Malakia centre, home to some 45…
South Sudan appeals for more funding in new robust plan to keep Ebola at bay
South Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Thursday launched an appeal for 12 million US dollars to help in its Ebola preparedness plan, following news of confirmed Ebola cases in neighbouring Uganda. “Ebola does not know borders,”…
UNMISS to the rescue: Torit hospital receives much-needed water supply
Patients at Torit’s main hospital have one thing less to worry about, thanks to the timely intervention of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which has got water flowing again at the health facility. Since…
First-ever Albanian female peacekeepers committed to leaving a mark in South Sudan
Trained as a chemical engineer and a lawyer, one would have thought that Viola Hoxha and Valentina Korbi would be tucked somewhere in the comfort of home in Tirana, the capital of Albania. However, now at the ranks of captain…
Zimbabwean woman tackling gender-based violence as she changes lives of the displaced in South Sudan
Zimbabwe’s Emma Madziva stands at attention as a medal is pinned on her left breast pocket, just next to her name tag. The five-feet-three-inches-tall peacekeeper now proudly wears her first-ever United Nations medal…
Children take on UN radio airwaves to champion their rights ahead of Day of the African Child
It may have started like any other day, but this was no ordinary day for a bunch of excited South Sudanese students. Marking the Day of the African Child a couple of days early, they took on the reigns of the UN Radio station…
Rwanda’s Umuganda-style clean-up exercise brought to Juba by UN peacekeepers
It’s a crisp Saturday morning. The sun is out, and so are close to a thousand Juba-based peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Charged and motivated, they have shown-up early, and are ready to…
New commitment to end cattle raids in Greater Unity reached at UNMISS-supported conference
A group of women waits to welcome a high-powered delegation of politicians from South Sudan’s north. Gogrial area’s Governor Victor Atem Atem and his Twic counterpart, Governor Atem Madut Yak are jetting in onboard United…