All smiles when the Bangladeshi UNMISS contingent in Wau handed over vital equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture. Photo: Michael Wondi/UNMISS
Handover of agricultural equipment prompts call for increased farming in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal
The Ministry of Agriculture in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State has urged youth in the area to pursue farming to become more self-sufficient. This challenge has been made easier by Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United…
Communities living in Eastern Equatoria State's Kidepo Valley have renewed pledges for peace during the cattle migration season. Photos: Yakudu Moses/UNMISS
UNMISS support Eastern Equatoria communities to revitalize resolutions of cattle migration peace conference
“People here are happy now and life is good. We can again walk to our farms and harvest our sorghum, without fear. We are having peace and will live and eat together,” says Regina Dudu Iwari, a women’s leader in Chahari Payam…
As cattle and their owners move around looking for water and pasture to graze, conflicts with farmers often arise. UNMISS gathered community representatives to agree on preventative measures. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
UNMISS conducts week-long Patrol to Tonj North to help enable peaceful cattle migration
Seasonal cattle migration between the states of Warrap and Western Bahr-el-Ghazal during the dry season is frequently a source of violent conflict between livestock keepers and farmers. To mitigate the risks of clashes, the…
UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda demonstrating one effective tool to prevent malaria in an Eastern Equatorian community. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
UNMISS peacekeepers tackle old foe malaria in Eastern Equatoria as global spotlight remains on Covid-19
When new health threats, like the Covid-19 pandemic, appear on the scene and steal the limelight, old foes do not necessarily go away. Instead, they go about their usual business quietly, much to the dismay of those affected…
Not everyone is up for the task of protecting thousands and thousands of civilians from floods in Unity State, but our Pakistani peacekeepers are.
A hundred days of (still ongoing) work: What UNMISS peacekeepers are doing to save Unity people from floods
When the going gets tough, the Pakistani peacekeepers based in Unity State and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan aren’t ones to shy away. On 4 January, they marked their 100 th day of continuous battling…
Women in Loguruny, a village in Eastern Equatoria State, interacting with an UNMISS patrol team. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
UNMISS to look into potential dialogue to end worsening Eastern Equatorian intercommunal violence
Since intercommunal relations in and around Loguruny village in Eastern Equatoria State appear to be deteriorating, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan will call on local partners to jointly organize a dialogue between…
UNMISS peacekeepers teaching women in and around Wau the fine art of tailoring. Photos: Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS
UNMISS peacekeepers teach Wau women money-making patterns
“I used to sell veggies in the market, but it did not pay well,” says Lucia Richard Ujang, a 35-year-old widow and a mother of three children. “Today I have been awarded a sewing machine for best performance during the…
In close dialogue and cooperation with the South Sudan National Police Service, that is how the new UNMISS Police Commissioner Christine Fossen wants to be seen as often as possible.
Build trust and cooperation through friendly dialogue, says new UNMISS Police Commissioner
“Just do it,” her husband and three grown-up children said. And so she did. Meet Christine Fossen, the new Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, who didn’t hesitate to leave her Arctic Norwegian…
It may look idyllic, but the presence of a minefield is a threat to these villagers in Pigi County. Floods have so far made clearance of the area impossible. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS
Floods hampering UNMAS demining work in Jonglei State’s Pigi County
Residents in Pigi County, on the Jonglei State side of the river border with Upper Nile State, need to tread carefully. Floods mean that the recommendation by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to relocate cannot…
People around the world want to play football. In Makpandu, Western Equatoria State, that dream came true thanks to UNMISS engineering troops from Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi engineering troops bring football joy to Makpandu, Western Equatoria State
There is a reason football is the world’s most popular sport: the beautiful game can be played almost everywhere. In Makpandu in Western Equatoria State, it used to be the word “almost” that defined the situation for boys and…
Residents in Eastern Equatoria State's Loronyo area welcomes an UNMISS patrol team to discuss intercommunal tensions. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
Brewing tensions in Eastern Equatoria’s Loronyo area prompt consultative meetings with communities involved
Reported concerns about tensions among communities in Eastern Equatoria State’s Loronyo payam (administrative division) recently prompted peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to visit the area…
Even a Force Commander is keen on receiving (another) UN peacekeeping medal. Outgoing Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar is no exception. Photos: Isaac Billy and Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS
An officer and a gentleman bids farewell: Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, UNMISS Force Commander
“My earliest memory is of standing in front of a mirror and saluting myself,” says Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar with a smile. At first glance, the Force Commander of the world’s largest peace operation, UNMISS…