UNMISS and local implementing partner Ateker Foundation-South Sudan hand over the first secondary school in Kuron, Eastern Equatoria. The construction of the school block was funded by the mission's Quick Impact Projects programme.
Communities in Kuron Peace Village welcome handover of an UNMISS-funded secondary school
“Kuron is synonymous with peace. It symbolizes peaceful coexistence and development for diverse communities who live in this remote part of South Sudan,” said Paride Taban, Bishop Emeritus, Catholic Diocese of Torit in…
UNMISS establishes temporary base to deter road ambushes in Central Equatoria
Juba - A temporary peacekeeping base is being established at Lobonok, in the Central Equatorian region of South Sudan, to help deter violence after a surge in armed attacks on civilians and humanitarian convoys. Yesterday…
UNMISS and development partners recently rehabilitated and handed over a 16-room facility intended to serve as a fully equipped isolation centre for possible coronavirus cases to local authorities in Yambio, Western Equatoria.
UNMISS hands over COVID-19 Critical Care Center in Yambio
As part of its ongoing support to the national-led COVID-19 response, UNMISS and development partners recently rehabilitated and handed over 16 rooms to local authorities in Yambio, Western Equatoria. A joint public health…
Political violence has reduced significantly across South Sudan in the wake of a peace deal and formation of a new Government. As a result, UNMISS has begun to progressively withdraw its troops and police from the PoC sites in Bor and Wau and will gradually do the same at other camps.
UN Protection of Civilians sites begin transitioning to conventional displacement camps
When civil war erupted across South Sudan in 2013, thousands of families fled to United Nations bases in fear for their lives. The UN opened its gates and set up Protection of Civilians (POC) sites to provide them sanctuary…
Near Verbatim Transcript of SRSG/Head of UNMISS David Shearer's Press Conference – Opening Remarks and Q & A
Thank you for joining me today. Good morning everybody. It is good to see you all again in person, even with your masks on. With COVID, it’s a difficult time for us, and I appreciate you being here and taking the appropriate…
On 4 September 2020, UNMISS handed over solar-powered radios to 500 families in Western Equatoria. The objective is to ensure that children have access to school lessons being broadcast twice daily on Radio Miraya, following extended closure of educational institutions across South Sudan due to COVID-19.
On World Literacy Day, Western Equatorian children receive radios from UNMISS to continue learning
“Ever since our school shut down four months ago, underage pregnancies have increased. The lack of classrooms and education have left us immensely vulnerable and we need help to complete our learning,” implores primary school…
On 9 September 2020, UNMISS hosted a forum to advance mediation and reconciliation across Jonglei and the greater Pibor administrative area. This comes in the wake of ongoing violence in recent months across the state that has led to some 600 people being killed and numerous others displaced.
Mediation process to end spiraling violence in Jonglei gets underway at peace conference hosted by UNMISS
Thousands of families have had their lives devastated by a vicious cycle of fighting and revenge attacks that have plagued the Jonglei region of South Sudan for the past six months. More than 600 people have been killed…
Sandra Martinez from Colombia is an international UN Volunteer serving with UNMISS in Bor, South Sudan, as a Human Rights Officer.
Standing up for human rights in the time of COVID-19: Sandra Martinez, UN Volunteer
Sandra Martinez is no stranger to armed conflict, growing up in historic Santander, a region tucked away in the northeastern part of Colombia, close to the Venezuelan border. However, as a little girl in pigtails and…
On 5 September 2020, UNMISS handed over a brand-new police station to local police authorities in Terekeka, Central Equatoria. The police station was built under the mission's Quick Impact Projects programme.
Small project, major impact: UNMISS constructs first-ever police station in Terekeka
In Terekeka, Central Equatoria, the justice system was so broken by years of war that offenders were chained a tree while their crimes were investigated because there was no police station. Local officers counted themselves…
The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available.
UN Security Council to discuss latest Secretary-General's report on South Sudan today
NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. The UN Security Council is scheduled to…
David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, briefs members of the Security Council on the situation in South Sudan.
Briefing to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer
[AS DELIVERED] STATEMENT OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DAVID SHEARER BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN Juba, 16 September 2020 Mr. President and Council Members. Thank…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, calls for increased momentum in South Sudan's ongoing peace process and timely elections in today's briefing to the Security Council.
Fresh momentum needed to kickstart slow-down in peace process in South Sudan
Fresh momentum must be injected into South Sudan’s peace process to stop citizens from becoming disillusioned by delays and to hold elections on time, the UN’s top envoy to South Sudan told the Security Council on Wednesday…