Learning more about democratic electoral processes was the objective at a recent workshop organized by UNMISS in Yambio. Photos: Felix Francis Katie/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA – With South Sudan’s first post-independence…
The mood was jubilant when Masia on the outskirts of Yambio inaugurated a new police station funded by UNMISS. Photos: Denis Louro/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA – Yambio residents recently joined local officers of the South Sudan…
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, meets the South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit and other senior ministers on the second day of his visit to the country’s capital Juba. Photos by…
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, arrived in Juba for a four-day visit to support the implementation of the peace deal & learn firsthand about the challenges faced by the people of South…
Maintaining security across the buffer zone and keeping the situation calm remain UNFICYP’s top priority. UNFICYP, in close collaboration with the UNHCR, is providing immediate humanitarian assistance including food, water…
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the United Nations Global Service Centre, in Brindisi today: Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri Tajani, Sindaco Marchionna, Governatore Emiliano…
Women in Eastern Equatoria's Kidepo Valley are tired of the fighting between different communities in the area. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA - As elections draw closer, peaceful co-existence between South…
Journalists, government officials and representatives of civil society organizations in Warrap all participated in a workshop to learn more about electoral processes. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS WARRAP - In Kuajok, anticipation…
On 7 June, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko alongside the Mission Force Commander Major General MD Fakhrul Ahsan (Bangladesh) presided over a ceremony of the…
Women and children were among the many Mayom residents who participated in a peace event recently organised by UNMISS. Photos: Luk Riek Nyak Bol/UNMISS UNITY – The first-ever peace rally in Mayom has set the stage for a new…
JUBA, 06 June 2024 - Following last week’s outbreak of violence in Malakal, Upper Nile state, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) continues to support efforts to protect civilians and maintain calm through…
With the dawn of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era, the call to shape it – and our collective future – was issued to a room full of young leaders from across the Western Balkans, at the 6th United Nations Youth Assembly in…