Civilian populations across South Sudan continue to be caught in the crossfire of conflict, losing their lives, their homes, and livelihoods.
While the Government of South Sudan is primarily responsible for protecting its own people, UNMISS continues to protect civilians across the country through a comprehensive and integrated approach involving both uniformed and civilian peacekeepers.
The mission’s activities include preventing and stopping violence, particularly in high-risk areas, through the proactive deployment of troops, active patrolling by land, air and river to identify and deter threats and attacks, engaging with parties to the conflict and affected communities, and supporting community-led conflict resolution and peace dialogues or agreements.
The Protection, Transition and Reintegration (PTR) Section strengthens protection of civilians through engagement and dialogue with national and sub-national authorities, with a specific focus on displaced people, returnees, women, youth, and children, promotes coherent planning and implementation of integrated strategies for stabilization and durable peace between peacekeeping, humanitarian and development partners, and the government, and supports efforts to create a secure environment for humanitarian assistance delivery and the safe, informed, voluntary, and dignified return, relocation, resettlement, or (re)integration of displaced people and refugees into host communities.
This work includes leading the implementation of Quick Impact Projects, which enable the construction and rehabilitation of key infrastructure, such as schools, police posts, and prisons, programmatic activities.
A priority is to strengthen government capacity to protect civilians and early warning mechanisms through community protection networks.