Bangladeshi peacekeepers boost education in Wau neighbourhoods
Agany Malek, a resident in the Awiel Jedid area of Wau and parent of a local primary school pupil, couldn’t hold back his excitement at seeing a pile of new textbooks, teaching materials and extra-curriculum items stacked up…
UN Police train Wau prisons officers on human rights issues
Major Fidel Hawa has been working as a senior corrections officer at the South Sudan Jubilant Centre in the Wau area for years, despite her limited knowledge of gender-specific needs and the human rights of prisoners.…
Tents donated by African Union Commission were welcomed in Juba.
African Union airlifts tents in support of cantonment process
With less than three months left until the new deadline for forming a unified transitional government for the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan is amassing all the support it can get to make sure the process goes smoothly…
Evergreen Emmanuel Kembe launched his latest tune "One Peace, One People" in front of a jubilant crowd in Yei.
Passionate partying as thousands of Yei residents revel in peace concert
It was like a rumble of thunder and flashes of lightning when the “One peace, One people” concert kicked off at the Freedom Square in Yei, with plenty of sweat dripping down the foreheads of thousands of jubilant music lovers…
Some 2,000 people, many in uniforms, met in Duk Padiet as UNMISS facilitated a peace-promoting security meeting.
UNMISS organises strategic security meeting in Duk Padiet, Greater Jonglei
The governor of Jonglei and officials from the wider region met on Friday for a one-day open security forum in Duk Padiet to promote peace and reconciliation among neighbouring communities in the area. facilitated by the…
UNMISS staff contributing to keeping Juba clean.
Juba deputy mayor urges residents to engage in keeping city clean after UNMISS campaign
Equipped with shovels and broomsticks, some 800 national and international peacekeepers deployed along one of Juba’s main city streets on the weekend. Their efforts resulted in a whopping 1,700 garbage bags being filled…
Panel members speak at the "Neighbourhood Advocacy for Peace" event.
An afternoon of dancing and dialogue on peace in Juba
“Building Durable Peace Together” was the slogan of a lively and informative neighbourhood-wide advocacy initiative held this past Saturday at the Zain football field in the Gudele area of Juba. The event, made possible by…
A smile comes easily when you have just been admitted to the UNMISS vocational training centre in Bor.
Bor student at UNMISS vocational training centre“: I want to be that change that comes to my community”
“This is a chance to study at a high-quality vocational training centre in a newly-independent nation and to gain new skills that will allow us to bring change to the country,” said Jacob Mayon as he described what it meant…
Peace partners brainstorm small-scale projects to benefit communities in Eastern Equatoria
The Relief Reintegration and Protection Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has recently held a series of meetings with youths, local chiefs, civil society, and authorities in Opari and Nimule, Eastern…
Residents of Lui Payam in Western Equatoria showed up en masse to discuss peace building measures in their area.
Conversation will pave the road to peace: open dialogue held in Lui Payam, Western Equatoria
Community members and government officials gathered by the hundreds under the shade of an ancient tree in Lui Payam, Western Equatoria to discuss peace-building measures and air grievances during a day-long dialogue. One of…
Girls and women made themselves heard at an UNMISS-organised civil society group meeting in Bentiu.
New joint advocacy group formed to support peace and development in the Bentiu area
Over the course of three days, persons from different communities staying at the UN protection of civilians’ site in Bentiu and elsewhere have discussed how best to contribute to the peace process and political effectiveness…
Lots of UN entities participated in a job fair organized in Torit to bring employers and job-seekers together.
Local authorities and peace partners hold job fair in Torit
A two-day job fair aimed at creating a platform for employers to interact with job-seekers and guide them through the application process has been launched in Torit. “The training taught me how to write a strong curriculum…