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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian of India as his new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Lieutenant General Subramanian succeeds Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar of India…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – In 2018, when parties to the conflict in South Sudan inked the Revitalized Peace Agreement to end repeated civil wars, hope permeated the air in the world’s youngest country. Today, necessary benchmarks for the peace deal to be fully implemented remain lagging. This has created…

JONGLEI- All sectors of society are negatively affected when there is armed conflict, with education, and the children who should benefit from it, perhaps suffering the most. Thanks to funding from the government of South Korea, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and its peacekeepers…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – “Protecting civilians is our main credo as soldiers,” said Captain Luka Akimudan Ali. Captain Ali, the commander of the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces (SSPDF), was speaking at a workshop facilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Mugwo payam…

Juba, 8 July 2022: As South Sudan commemorates 11 years of independence, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reiterates its commitment to peace in the world’s newest nation. The journey out of civil war has not been easy and the upcoming months will be critical for South Sudan, as the…

“I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “My parents managed—with many sacrifices on their part—to put me through high school during a time of great turmoil in my country…

WESTERN EQUATORIA- In recent times, the citizens of the green fertile land of greater Tambura have faced approximately six months of armed conflicts, killing many and displacing some 80,000 persons. As some of them are now returning, many are finding their homes and livelihoods destroyed and…

Juba, 15 July 2022: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is deeply concerned about deadly cattle raids over the past few days, by armed youth in the area around Kapoeta North in Eastern Equatoria State, reportedly resulting in scores of people killed, injured, abducted, and the theft of livestock…

In December 2013, when South Sudan became engulfed in civil war, one of the first casualties was Bentiu 99.0 FM, a radio station that went off air. Almost nine years later, thanks to funding by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), it has returned, reaching more listeners than ever…

Juba, 18 July 2022: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes recent steps taken by the Government of South Sudan to pursue accountability and justice for survivors of sexual violence in Yei, Central Equatoria State. A General Court Martial that took place from 1 to 27 June 2022 resulted in…

JONGLEI- Sometimes, being present, and visible, can be the difference between life and death. Just ask residents of Duk Padiet. They have witnessed, and enjoyed, tranquility and freedom of movement without fear since the end of May, when a temporary operating base, manned and womaned by Ethiopian…

‘’I want my son to be proud of me. Whenever I face a difficult situation, I think of him, and that it is important that I make a difference here, to show him that a woman can be whatever she wants to be, and that he should think of other women in that way,” says Captain Shichan Moktan from Nepal. On…