A follow-up patrol team from UNMISS visited Rokon in Central Equatoria recently to engage with local communities and address their concerns. Photo by Moses Pasi/UNMISS.
UNMISS peacekeepers undertake a follow-up patrol to Rokon in Central Equatoria
A patrol team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently revisited Rokon, some 70 kilometers west of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba. The patrol team comprised of Military Observers serving with the UN…
Youth, women, religious leaders and many other stakeholders were recently invited to a forum to share their ideas with the newly appointed Governor of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS
Religious leaders and youth call for establishment of small-scale businesses to develop Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal
Religious leaders and youth in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal are requesting that their Governor invest to set up micro businesses to nurture development in their state. They also believe that the state’s government policies should…
Cattle lining up as peacekeepers from Bangladesh are opening a mobile veterinary clinic in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State. Photos: Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS
UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh provide veterinary support in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal
Bangladeshi veterinarians serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), have stepped up to help livestock owners across Western Bahr-el-Ghazal by means of a mobile veterinary clinic. Unprecedented mooing…
Smiling faces as traditional leaders in Yambio participate in a workshop on conflict resolution and ways to reconcile feuding foes. Photos: Martin Siba/UNMISS
UNMISS trains traditional leaders in Yambio on conflict management and reconciliation
Recent outbreaks of violence resulting in deaths and displacements in Western Equatoria, South Sudan, has led to an urgent need for engaging communities in reconciliation processes to reestablish calm and reduce tensions. The…
Some of the young learners marching in to their new school in a rural area of Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
Joy in rural Eastern Equatorian community as UNMISS hands over classrooms for 200 learners
UN peacekeepers in Torit in Eastern Equatoria State have handed over three new classrooms to the community of Enyif. They are bound to make a huge difference. “Our children, especially the young ones, can’t go to Torit during…
When stakeholders in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State met to discuss issues related to food security, there were an abundance of inputs. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS
Diseases and pests main challenges to food security in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State
The directors of agricultural departments of the five counties of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal have urged their government to fight and control diseases and pests affecting crops in the state. The most notable enemies are…
Joy all around as children inspected their newly renovated school in Kodok, Upper Nile State. Photos: Samuel Adwok/UNMISS
UNMISS hands over renovated school in Kodok, Upper Nile State
Kids in Kodok in Upper Nile’s Fashoda County have reason to rejoice: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has just handed given them a fully renovated version of their previously war-torn school. Next step: teachers.…
There was joy all around when UNMISS handed over a newly constructed police station in Bentiu. Photos: Rosilene Nkwelle Nzelle Nahvoma/UNMISS
New police station in Kalibalek, Unity State, to boost rule of law
Anyone thinking about committing a crime or two anywhere near the Kalibalek area of Bentiu would be wise to think again. “The presence of this robust police station should speak loud and clear to the minds of people with the…
It's never too early to start learning. Some women at a workshop in Eastern Equatoria State brought their little ones along. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
Following workshop, communities in Eastern Equatoria agree on tackling harmful cultural practices
For some of the 40 participating chiefs and women, the discussions at the forum in Eastern Equatoria State proved to be real eyeopeners. “The Madi and Acholi have lived together and intermarried and still share some of the…
New police station in Anyidi in Jonglei brings hopes that displaced people will return home
“A functional police station in Anyidi means that even we, as women, will have our needs and concerns addressed. I am happy, very happy about this,” said Rieng Garang and Deborah Nyieng, standing in the shade while watching…
There was a lot of passion on display as women in Koch County discussed peace, security and political representation. Photos: Roseline Nkwelle Nzelle Nahvoma/UNMISS
Koch County women determined to fight for political participation and representation
“What is it that men do that we supposedly cannot do? What we cannot do is to continue to suffer by the hands of men ten years after South Sudan gained independence. Independence was for everyone to enjoy, including women,”…
Getting ready for a big day: the inauguration of UNMISS-funded, much-improved prison facilities in Wau, Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State. Photos: Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS
Quick Impact Project decongests prison in Wau, offering better conditions for female inmates
While serving time in jail is unlikely to feature on anyone’s bucket list, inmates at the central prison in Wau have recently been given a reason to celebrate: the addition of a ward capable of hosting 80 female law offenders…