- Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan
Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan
Female opposition soldiers in Mogok talk on being torn between war and peace
“We have a cause to fight. We don’t just enjoy being in the military, we have decided to take up arms to defend our children,” says Captain Rebecca Nya Piuudup in opposition-controlled Mogok in Greater Jonglei. Their children…
Peacekeepers partner with women in clean-up campaign in Eastern Equatoria
Wielding hoes, slashers and rakes, more than 40 women with infants strapped to their backs joined Rwandan peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) this week in a community-wide clean-up…
Juba public ponder potential coming of peace as details of agreement are explained
A state of mind. An elusive dream. Hard-fought with many casualties. Agreed on. Waiting to happen. Partially achieved. Already here. The progress of peace, it seems, is a matter of perceptions. In South Sudan in 2019, peace…
Mongolian peacekeepers use pedal power to reach communities in need
Faced with muddy quagmires caused by intense flooding, Mongolian peacekeepers have found an innovative way to reach communities in need in the Bentiu region of South Sudan. Trading in their diesel-powered 4-wheel-drives for…
Mobile court concludes proceedings in Malakal
A mobile court set up earlier this year by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to try crimes committed in protection of civilian sites in Malakal has concluded its fourth session. “It has given us the chance to…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 249
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 249
Training geared at eliminating conflict-related sexual violence held in Central Upper Nile
Last week, more than 40 senior members of opposition forces in Diel, Central Upper Nile, gathered during a two-day workshop facilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Their aim was to identify concrete…
Government forces hand over captured child soldiers
Last week, nearly two dozen children were officially released by armed groups in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal region and handed over to the National Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Commission (NDDRC).…
Mobile court delivers long-awaited justice in Western Lakes
Some say that justice delayed is justice denied, but few would argue that it is better served cold than not at all. Just ask the citizens of Western Lakes, where a UN-supported mobile court is currently tackling a substantial…
Civil-military dialogue on human rights held in Jonglei
Following growing concerns over human rights violations in Jonglei, community members were given the chance to voice their grievances during a civil-military dialogue organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
Engaging with the Monyomiji for peace east of Torit
As the convoy of vehicles creeps along the tortuous, potholed and muddy roads, our brows furrow. Could they speak, they would have asked: “Shall we ever make it to the villages, or are weeks of meticulous planning potentially…