UNMISS News

PIBOR – A little more than a year ago, some 80 students at Kabachoch Primary School were dependent on favorable weather conditions - both rain or extremely hot sun could mean cancellation of classes. “We had no infrastructure…

UNITY - County commissioners from Unity state have called for an urgent and inclusive dialogue with their counterparts in the Ruweng Administrative Area to address ongoing border disputes, describing the issue as a priority…

YAMBIO – Trauma comes in many forms. Feeling frightened, unsafe, helpless, humiliated, rejected, threatened, invalidated, or powerless. Every one of these sensations have been experienced by people across South Sudan…

BOR – For Athou Nomi, collecting water meant walking for hours and constant fear. Along with other women and girls in Baidit payam, she would risk her life every day, trekking through dangerous territory in this conflict…

Renk – “I could hear the voices above me. The crying. I wanted to scream but the mud all around me didn’t allow me to speak.” There are stories that expose everything wrong with humanity. Others that make you believe in it…

JUBA – “What is the role of the youth in the political transition? What type of governance do they demand? What kind of leaders should be voted into public office? What limits should there be on the terms they serve in office…

MALAKAL - It was not an easy start. When Swathi Shanthakumar first joined the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Malakal, she encountered many challenges interacting with local communities. “Women were…

UPPER NILE – In many countries, especially for boys, it is still normal to be taught that crying is a weakness. In Renk, it became a symbol of strength where none of what each of the more than 4000 incoming refugees and…

YAMBIO – The small village of Rimenze is a place where lush landscapes hide memories of brutal conflict. Today, those memories are slowly giving way to hope for 22 children formerly associated with armed groups in Western…

JUBA – The message at the Human Rights Day commemoration in Juba was clear – human rights are equal rights. Joining parading school children and local performers, government representatives and officials from the United…

BOR - As the world’s newest nation prepares for its first post-independence elections, one of the most critical elements that must be in place to ensure the polls are conducted peacefully and credibly is security. To help…

JUBA - Formed Police Units are peacekeeping teams that have special training to operate in high-risk environments, such as conflict-affected South Sudan. Across the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, around 850 personnel…