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More than 300 peacekeepers from the People's Republic of China in Wau have been awarded medals in recognition of their contributions to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The award ceremony acknowledged, in…
A Butembo, MONUSCO Police contributes its expertise to Congolese National Police Investigations following attack on a convoy. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL Butembo, August 6, 2019 - MONUSCO police has lent its support to Congolese…
“It is a course that helps us acquire basic-self defence skills using daggers and pistols , unarmed self-defence methods against an unarmed opponent, as well as developing our techniques in individual attack and how to use…
It’s only a 155-kilometer drive from the capital of South Sudan to Yei. But the journey can be a treacherous one. The main supply route between Juba and the Central Equatorias has been significantly upgraded by peacekeeping…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 244
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) held a Fair Trial Workshop at the operational base of UNISFA in Rumajak, Abyei area on 1-2 August 2019. Conducted by UNISFA's Community Liaison Office (CLO) and…
A two-day consultative conference has resolved a long-standing inter-communal disagreement over the ownership of Wathmuok, a strategic piece of land that straddles the areas of Ajak and Kongdier in Aweil. The dispute…
Rwandan peacekeepers serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Torit have joined the administration and staff of Torit state hospital to clean the hospital and its surrounding areas to destroy Mosquitos breeding…
The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in the DRC. Photo United Nations The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the most recent outbreak of the…
The Malakal veterinary hospital has received a boost with a fresh makeover, thanks to the efforts of Indian peacekeepers stationed in the Upper Nile area, with support from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) regional…
Seeking shelter from the sweltering sun under the branches of a huge tree, local chiefs pull away from the crowds of people to form a small inner circle, holding hands to signal their commitment to ending six years of…
Funding from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has made the construction of a brand-new prison possible in Chukudum town, near Kapoeta, in Eastern Equatoria. The prison, with capacity to hold two hundred inmates among…