Both Indian and Sri Lankan peacekeepers recently received UN medals for their dedicated work in the name of peace. Photos: Mach Samuel/UNMISS
Indian and Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Bor receive UN medals for outstanding service
It was a day for rejoicing and to relish for Indian and Sri Lankan peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Not only was their UN Force Commander in Bor to salute them, but he he also pinned medals…
When there is no road, you make one as you move forward. A distance of 197 km to reach Pajut with humanitarian aid took four days.
Ethiopian peacekeepers assist humanitarian convoy along virtually non-existent road in Jonglei
Everybody needs food, but what if there is none and the suffering community lives far, far off the beaten track? World Food Programme faced this challenge when trying to reach the people of Pajut in Jonglei State. The…
County commissioners in Upper Nile State recently got together and agreed to set political differences aside to work for peace. Photos: Samson Liberty/UNMISS
New county commissioners in Upper Nile State vow to practice good governance, foster peace and unity
The thirteen county commissioners in Upper Nile State have pledged to work tirelessly to promote peace, reconciliation and development in their respective areas. “We need to embrace unity in our counties, divide things…
Women in the multi-ethnic melting pot Nimule strategizing on how to achieve peaceful coexistence in the area. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
Women in Nimule learn how to achieve peaceful coexistence
Representatives of women’s groups in Nimule in Eastern Equatoria State have gathered and been trained to spearhead efforts to promote peaceful coexistence among communities in the area. “There are more than 60 ethnic groups…
Senior police officers in Yambio pondering humanity, human rights and community policing at a workshop organized by UN Police. Photos: Martin Siba/UNMISS
UN Police train South Sudanese counterparts on community policing and human rights
Human rights and how to build a good relationship with the citizens they serve were top of the agenda when UN police officers trained some of their South Sudanese counterparts in Western Equatoria State. For some of the…
Schoolchildren took over, mostly, Radio Miraya on the Day of the African Child. Photos: Moses Pasi/UNMISS
Awareness on ills of early marriages and children in armies in focus when UNMISS celebrated Day of the African Child
Early, and often forced, marriages are alarmingly common in South Sudan. What, then, could be a better way to mark the Day of the African Child than by raising awareness on the potentially lifelong scars caused by this…
UNMISS peacekeepers have been making quite a difference for residents in Yei and Lasu, not least by organizing a medical camp where some 500 patients were treated.
UNMISS provides hope and assistance to Central Equatorians tormented by violence and food insecurity
Residents in Lasu, a village bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, have long lived in fear of being caught up in clashes between different armed groups in the area. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is patiently…
Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS, has briefed the Security Council on the situation in the country. Photo: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS
Briefing to the UN Security Council by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, on 21 June 2021 (as delivered)
Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council today on the situation in South Sudan. On 9 July, the Republic of South Sudan will mark its tenth anniversary as an independent state. Council members will…
A circle of participants at a workshop raising awareness on the ills of sexual gender-based violence. Photos: Peter Ring Ariik Kuol/UNMISS
Youth and women in Twic County decry sexual gender-based violence, call for change of attitudes
A loud call for rule of law and an end to using physical force against women and other practices affecting females negatively was heard at a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to raise…
Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, UNMISS Force Commander, recently visited the temporary operating base in Koch, Unity State.
Koch residents praise re-establishment of temporary UNMISS base
Preventing conflict from breaking out or swiftly mitigating its effects on innocent civilians by establishing temporary bases in hotspots is a key priority of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Koch County in Unity…
And the girls are marching in, to a sports for peace tournament in Warrap State. Photos: Manyang Mayom/UNMISS
Thousands gather for sport for peace tournament in Warrap State
Sports unite, they say. Football, the beautiful game and undisputed king as the most popular sport in the world, definitely does. The proof? Look no further than South Sudan’s Warrap State, where almost 7,000 people, with…
Sometimes, happiness is being given a proper football kit. Photos: James Sokiri/UNMISS
Kits handed over as UNMISS and partners gear up for big football tournament in Juba
Ever wondered what equipment that would be needed to prepare twelve teams for a football tournament? Of course you have, and here’s the correct answer: 288 kits of jerseys and shorts, 288 pairs of adequate footwear, 288 pairs…