When local chiefs met in Malakal to discuss how traditional and formal justice can work together, the question of female representation among local community leadership structures. Photos: Nyang Touch/UNMISS
UNMISS trains Upper Nile State chiefs on bridging customary and statutory law
UPPER NILE - How can chiefs be successful intermediaries between local governments and normal citizens? How may they bridge the gaps where traditional laws and the formal justice system collide? What needs to be done to see…
South Sudan: Hundreds of killings among grave violations and abuses committed against civilians in Tambura County in 2021
Juba, 1 March 2022 – Grave human rights violations and abuses, including hundreds of killings, were committed against civilians during fighting in Tambura County, Western Equatoria State according to a joint report launched…
UNMISS and WFP condemn attempted ambush on interagency UN convoy
Juba, 1 March 2021 - On February 28, a convoy of 59 trucks carrying World Food Programme food and nutrition assistance came under attack from armed gunmen some 30 kilometers from Gadiang, located some 160 kilometer from Bor…
About 100 stakeholders attended a cattle migration conference in Cueibet County organized by UNMISS to address intercommunal conflicts in the area. Photos: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS
UNMISS holds cattle migration conference in Cueibet county, multiple agreements reached
LAKES - What to do when the migration of cattle causes numerous thefts of prized animals, ruined crops, intercommunal tensions and deadly violence? The United Nations Mission in South Sudan invited stakeholders involved in…
UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS, in partnership with administrators from Western Equatoria's prisons system, held a two-day workshop for prison officials on upholding human rights of inmates as well as gender sensitivity. The main aim: To ensure offenders can serve out their sentences in a humane environment as the first step towards their eventual reintegration as productive members of society. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS.
UNMISS trains prison officers in Yambio on importance of upholding human rights
WESTERN EQUATORIA – “As a prison official, it’s important for me to know how to uphold the rights and dignity of every inmate,” said Major Alex Yairo, a prison warden in Yambio, Western Equatoria, South Sudan. Major Yairo was…
Under the Malakal sun, one can easily become dehydrated. Indian peacekeepers made the life of this particular donkey a lot better. Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS
Love all, serve all: Diverse crowd of beasts benefit from weekly vet services in Malakal
UPPER NILE - On Saturday mornings, one particular place in Upper Nile State’s capital Malakal draws a motley crew . Sheep, goats, hens, horses, donkeys, dogs, bovine beauties and, usually, their owners, all flock here in what…
“Everything begins with education”—Sophia Piath Martin, Plumber, South Sudan
LAKES – Sophia Piath Martin is a 27-year-old woman from South Sudan with an unusual profession—she is a plumber with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Based in the UN Peacekeeping mission’s Field Office in…
“Equality cannot be achieved in a day”—Christine Ngbazande, Activist, South Sudan
WESTERN EQUATORIA – Christine Joseph Ngbazande, is a mother of three, an activist and leads a women’s development organization in Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria state in South Sudan. “I lost my mother very early in…
On a field visit to Bentiu, UNMISS Police Commissioner Christine Fossen was treated to a guard of honour by Ghanaian colleagues. Photo: Jacob Ruai/UNMISS
UNMISS Police Commissioner visits Bentiu, calls for the promotion of accountability and rule of law
UNITY – During her two-day field visit to Bentiu, Christine Fossen, Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, appealed to the people and the government of the country to promote accountability and rule…
“Music is a way to deliver messages of unity and enduring peace”—Achol Lul, Singer, South Sudan
UPPER NILE – Achol Jock Lul, believes that being an artist is her calling. This 27-year-old mother of three is a singer based in Malakal. But following her passion in conflict-torn South Sudan wasn’t easy. “When the war began…
“Women are capable and complete in themselves”—Atong Malek, Entrepreneur, South Sudan
NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Atong Malek runs a tailoring establishment in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, where she designs clothes for both women and men. It hasn’t been easy for Atong to establish herself as a business owner…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom's Briefing to the Security Council
[AS DELIVERED] Madam President Thank you for this opportunity to brief on developments in South Sudan. Twenty-second February of this year marked the two-year anniversary of the formation of the Revitalized Government of…