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CENTRAL EQUATORIA-Water is life, our planet, as we know it, is mostly water and yet there is sometimes a lack of it, causing people to fight over what is available. This is what used to take place between the communities of Lomorja and Dijeri in the vicinity of Kwerjik Luri near the capital Juba…

RJMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the RJMEC Plenary, Excellencies and distinguished guests: I appreciate the invitation by RJMEC to brief this plenary session today. Since the last RJMEC plenary, I have briefed the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council on the…

Paul Egunsola, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, recently concluded a two-day tour of Eastern Equatoria State, where he met with fellow peacekeepers, representatives of UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes, and the community of the Kuron Peace Village. In this interview…

NORTHERN-BAHR-EL-GHAZAL- Road travel in South Sudan can be adventurous, and not always in the positive, exciting sense of the word. Monitoring the flow of movement are police officers who are not always familiar with traffic rules, or how to keep more vulnerable road users, like pedestrians and…

EASTERN EQUATORIA- Recent cattle raids in Kapoeta North County have led to hundreds of deaths and even more people being injured. In response, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the government of Eastern Equatoria State have visited the area to engage with the affected…

WARRAP- "For nine years, our school was under the trees. But now, with the new classrooms, we will be able to continue classes even when it rains," says Rejina Akieu, a student benefitting from the construction of Rialdit Primary School. Apart from the primary school, set to be enjoyed by hundreds…

Juba, 27 July 2022: The UN Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, condemns the attack on Friday, 22 July, on Mayom County, Unity State, resulting in the death of several people including the Mayom County Commissioner. The rebel South Sudan People’s Movement/Army led by General Stephen Buay Rolnyang claimed…

EASTERN EQUATORIA- Access to justice is key in any democracy, and if the infrastructure of said justice is both functional and easy on the eye, so much the better. Following the recent handing over of a modern, spacious court building funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, residents in…

JONGLEI – There is an abundance of painful statistics to remind us of the long-lasting suffering in the wake of war. Here is another one: an estimated 80,000 people in South Sudan need artificial limbs. In Jonglei State, many people have been carrying on with their lives without one or more limbs…

WARRAP- A United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) joint patrol team recently revisited communities in Twic County following spats of insecurity in the area earlier this year. “Since June, the security situation has remained stable, but internally displaced persons, particularly women…

WESTERN BAHR-EL-GHAZAL: Sports are important, not least as a way of bringing both athletes and spectators from different towns or countries, and from all walks of life, together. The Chinese engineering troops based in Wau and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have recently…

Juba, 2 August 2022: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is very concerned that cases of conflict-related sexual violence are surging, despite an overall decrease in the number of civilians affected by violence across the country. The latest Human Rights report released by UNMISS, covering the…