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Commissioners' Forum in Warrap wraps up, acknowledges that challenges in managing conflict remain
Ongoing tensions in Warrap need to be deescalated prior to the upcoming seasonal cattle migration. UNMISS and UNDP, therefore, held a workshop to frame a solution-oriented dialogue among key local stakeholders on setting up…
UNMISS, partners mark 16 Days of Activism through a series of meaningful events in Warrap
WARRAP - As part of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, the United Nations Misison in South Sudan (UNMISS) is hosting numerous awareness-raising and solidarity-building activities centered around empowering women and girls in…
International Day of UN Volunteers: Eugene Kang Kum, Cameroon
Thirty-four-year-old, Eugene Kang Kum from Cameroon is a United Nations Volunteer who is serving for peace in South Sudan. YAMBIO - 34-year-old Eugene Kang Kum, from Cameroon is an electrical engineer and is serving as a…
MINUSMA condemns the attack which claimed the lives of more than 30 civilians in Songho and calls for increased mobilization for the stabilization of the Center region in Mali
Bamako, 4 December 2021 - On 3 December, more than 30 civilians, including women and children, who were in a vehicle transporting them to the weekly market in Bandiagara, were killed in an attack by armed elements. The attack…
Top United Nations Official arrives in Cyprus
The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Mr. Colin Stewart, has arrived in Cyprus to formally assume his duties. Mr…
Living in shadows: Disabled women speak at their first-ever focus group in Warrap
December 3 is annually commemorated as International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In Warrap, UNMISS teamed up with government partners and the National Disabled Association to organize the first-ever focus group giving…
Ending violence against women focus of 16 Days of Activism event in Aweil
AWEIL – “My mind is in school. I do not want to be married before I finish my education,” said Ayat Garang Kenyang, a school student in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal. Ayat was speaking at an event hosted by the United…
Healing, hope, reconciliation triple focus of two-week sensitization drive in Western Equatoria
UNMISS and local authorities in Western Equatoria have begun a two-week sensitization drive aimed at building trust and confidence among those who have been affected by violence in the greater Tambura region for the past…
Interstate conference on upcoming seasonal cattle migration concludes in Western Bahr el Ghazal
A three-day interstate conference held in Wau brought together diverse stakeholders - youth, farmers, livestock owners, women and community leaders - to discuss ways in which conflict and disputes arising from the seasonal…
UNPOL in Kuajok sensitizes 300 students on issues impacting their education
KUAJOK - "Boys always blame girls for failing to finish our education saying we lack the desire to do so. However, this is not the case. We want to go to school, become decision-makers and possibly lead our country some day…