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Bor women demand right to equal representation in South Sudan’s justice delivery system
In Bor, South Sudan, 45 women have learnt about their right to be represented in the country's justice delivery system, thanks to UNMISS Rule of Law. Photo by Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS JONGLEI – Women and young girls have…
Transforming lives behind bars: UNMISS Quick Impact Project brings dignity to Terekeka prisoners
Cutting the ribbon to one of three newly refurbished cell blocks at the Terekeka County Prison, where male, female and juvenile inmates will now be separated. Photos: Blessings Samuel Phumisa/UNMISS CENTRAL EQUATORIA- A…
Press release: With UNMISS support, South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) takes steps toward increased accountability through General Court Martial (GCM) process
Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS Juba, 19 June 2023 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes concrete steps taken by the Government of South Sudan to pursue accountability and justice for survivors of…
Peace begins with drums: The case of conflict resolution between Omoruo and Lohilai residents
These are drums for peace, used as part of the solution to reconcile the previously feuding villages of Omoruo and Lohilai in Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA – Music lovers will know…
Violence against civilians persists across South Sudan according to latest UNMISS Human Rights Brief
(Link to the full brief, and infographics, at the bottom of this page). Juba, 16 June 2023 – Violence against civilians persists across South Sudan, according to the latest quarterly Human Rights Brief from the United Nations…
Mongolian peacekeepers help battle malaria in flood-ravaged Bentiu
UNMISS peacekeepers often go beyond the UN Peacekeeping mission's mandate to support local communities. Yesterday, medical peacekeepers from Mongolia held free malaria testing for patients at the Bentiu Hospital, giving hope…
SRSG Ziadeh welcomes next step to inclusion of international disability rights treaty in Kosovo law
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh warmly welcomes today’s decision by the Constitutional Court of Kosovo that states the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with…
Gender Considerations at the Maritime Task Force
Only 5% of the 627 peacekeepers on board UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) ships are women. However, the MTF, currently consisting of 4 vessels hailing from Bangladesh, Greece, Indonesia and Turkey and lead by Germany, is…
460 Egyptian peacekeepers leave Mali
Over 460 peacekeepers from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion of MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) left the city of Gao, in northern Mali, on Friday, July 28. Over…
Action needed now for timely, credible elections next year, says top UN official, Nicholas Haysom
Today, Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping mission, UNMISS, briefed the press on the current political situation in the country, including the urgent need by all…