Ghanaian peacekeeper Lt. Abdul Rahim Yamusah teaching at Aweil Secondary School. UNMISS photo/Emmanuel Kele
In the absence of teachers, UN peacekeepers step in to teach at Aweil Secondary School
United Nations peacekeepers stationed in South Sudan's Aweil area have started giving English and Mathematics lessons to students at Aweil Secondary School, to fill a gap left by teachers who have abandoned the profession.…
Ambassadors unite to push for peace in South Sudan
When violence erupted in the villages around Bor, Paul Duop Lam ran for his life, heading straight to the United Nations base in the town in the hope of finding sanctuary. Five years later, the camp has become his home. He…
Ms. Huma Khan addresses participants during the dialogue.
South Sudan’s military and civil society in dialogue to stem conflict-related sexual violence
There is a new push to put an end to the spectre of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan, with a new form of engagement between civil society and the military. At a dialogue organized by the Human Rights Division…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 238
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 238
Malakal comes together for the elimination of conflict-related sexual violence
As the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, an audience at the Malakal Stadium were sitting in quiet reflection as they listened to the words spoken by 22-year-old Julia…
UN police in Bor fund eye surgery for four-year-old
At 7.56 a.m. on Monday, Pulpham Ngor and her daughter, Chan Gatluak, boarded a commercial flight from Bor to see an eye surgeon at Boluk Eye Clinic in Juba. There, she would undergo successful 30-minute emergency eye surgery…
Church seeks an end to stigmatizing survivors of gender-based violence
Some survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan are condemned and rejected by their families, and the country’s Council of Churches (SSCC) wants this stigmatization of survivors of conflict-related sexual…
Some 600 pupils in Pariang can now rest easy, thanks to Mongolian peacekeepers
Some 600 pupils in Bentiu are celebrating an end to torturous rainy days, thanks to the timely intervention of Mongolian United Nations peacekeepers serving in the area. The Mongolian peacekeepers, serving under the United…
Internally displaced demand demilitarization of towns in Unity region
Civilians seeking shelter at the UN protection site in Bentiu are demanding that the parties to the revitalized peace agreement demilitarize civilian’s centres across the Unity region to allow them to return to their homes…
Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan
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Civilians deliberately and brutally targeted during surge in conflict in Central Equatoria
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Torit police officers ready to combat crime in the rainy season with support from UNMISS
National police officers in Torit are back on the beat and keeping a close eye on crime clad in brand new uniforms and fresh from training provided by their counterparts serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…