UNMISS Dedicates 300-Watt Solar Panel System for the People of Gogrial
A 300-watt solar panel system funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) through its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) has been handed over to authorities of Gogrial in Kuajok. The system which is valued at 48…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers take free medical services to residents of Bazia-Jedid
About 300 people mostly women, children and elderly have turned up for a free medical service in Wau. The campaign that targeted returnees at Bazia-Jedid residence in Wau was organized by which is Bangladesh peacekeepers in…
Jonglei and Boma governors: ‘Our youth cannot continue shedding blood’
A new push to end hostilities between communities in Jonglei and Boma has brought the governors of the two areas to Bor Town, where they resolved to maintain peace in their areas by engaging regularly with each other…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.245
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.245
UNMISS-supported centre set to empower women in Wau
A fully refurbished women’s rehabilitation centre has been handed over to a local women’s group in Wau, to help empower them politically and economically. Funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) through…
UNMISS force commander visits Gbudue area to assess security situation
In the wake of challenges to establish a cantonment site in the Gbudue area for South Sudan’s opposition forces, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander visited Yambio on Friday, with a high-level…
Residents of Juba’s Gumbo-Sherikat urge implementation of peace agreement at a neighbourhood event
A community-based rapprochement event saw residents of Juba’s Gumbo-Sherikat neighbourhood converge in one place with the aim of building durable peace together following the signing, in Addis Ababa last year, of a peace…
New push for peace in Gogrial, Tonj, Wau as area governors embark on grassroots implementation activities
Governors of Gogrial, Tonj and Wau are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to bring peace among their people, following a long-standing inter-communal conflict spurred by cattle raiding and other forms of violence that…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers share their computer skills with Wau area government officials
Calestina Juuku Alfred, who works as a cashier in Wau’s Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare, had never operated a computer, until recently. ‘’I didn’t know anything about a computer. I used commercial computer centres to…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.246
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.246
Let us talk about peace: Church leaders preach forgiveness and reconciliation at Bentiu concert
Before armed conflict erupted in South Sudan in 2013, Reverend John Manyang from the South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church was leading five churches in the Unity area. With conflict, came destruction of church property…
Children and armed conflict: South Sudan making progress in Equatoria, UN mission finds
A recent mission to establish whether there were children in the armed forces in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria region has returned a clean scoresheet, as not a single child was found within the ranks of both the opposition…