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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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New facility aims at supporting prisoners to complete their sentences with dignity

Once completed, the new prison is expected to reduce overcrowding, ensure human rights standards are adhered to, and minimize attempts to escape incarceration

Poor sanitation and overcrowded facilities that leave little to no privacy for inmates at the Magwi Prison have been long overdue for replacement. This week, thanks to joint efforts by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and implementing partner, the Community Initiative for Development Association (CIDA), construction has…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of sub-national violence

The majority of abductions took place in Central Equatoria State, mainly by alleged members of National Salvation Front splinter groups, followed by Jonglei State, allegedly by Murle armed elements

Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of violence, with a concerning 51 percent increase in victims harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups, as well as a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) documented in the 2024 annual brief by…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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South Sudan: Mobile court brings justice to Leer for the first time in more than a decade

More than 2000 people gathered to witness this landmark moment, demonstrating its importance to communities across the region

Leer County is one of the areas hardest hit by the conflict that has ravaged South Sudan. When civil war erupted in 2013, persistent violence and insecurity forced the withdrawal of judges from Unity State, leaving communities entirely dependent on customary courts to resolve disputes, including serious crimes beyond their…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers from Mongolia protect hundreds of civilians following violence in Abiemnhom

An UNMISS team, led by the Head of the Bentiu Field Office, Stella Abayomi, flew to Abiemnhom to assess the security situation and engage with local authorities, humanitarian partners and communities

It was 7am, when Zecharia Malual Achiel heard the first gunshots. That was the only warning he had of the terrible violence that was about to unfold as heavily armed youth from Mayom rampaged through the town of Abiemnhom, in the north-west of Unity State. “They overran the entire town…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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South Sudan: Peace conference in Kapoeta results in Toposa and Murle communities committing to reconciliation

The Eastern Equatoria government, alongside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Norwegian Church Aid, organized a forum to promote reconciliation and peaceful coexistence

Feuding communities in Greater Kapoeta have taken a significant step towards reconciliation by hosting a peace conference aimed at resolving conflicts between the Toposa of Eastern Equatoria and the Murle of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. Years of violence, fueled by cattle raids and child abductions, escalated recently when armed…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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Mine Awareness Day: Demining goal within reach but fears of conflict reversing progress

Significant strides have been made to tackle this deadly threat, with the United Nations Mine Action Service in South Sudan (UNMAS) destroying more than 1.2 million unexploded ordnances

The decades of brutal civil war that ravaged South Sudan left behind a terrible legacy of land littered by landmines, cluster munitions, and unexploded ordnances. Since 2004, more than 5,000 people have been killed by explosions from these devices. However, significant strides have been made to tackle this deadly threat,…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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United Nations (UN) intensifies peacekeeping patrols at displacement camps amidst rising tensions and conflict in South Sudan

In 2020, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) began transitioning almost all the displacement sites which had been under formal UN protection since the war into conventional camps under the responsibility of the Government

Tens of thousands of people who fled violence during the brutal civil war that raged across South Sudan in 2013 found sanctuary next to the United Nations peacekeeping base in Juba. Twelve years later, many remain in the camps, as they feel unable to return safely to their original homes…

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New taskforce set to combat sexual and gender-based violence in Jonglei

The formation of the taskforce is the result of discussions between the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare and the Gender Affairs Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Significant efforts are being made to combat the sexual and gender-based violence that perseveres in plaguing mostly women and girls in South Sudan. In another bid to put an end to these harmful practices, Jonglei State has launched a taskforce set to coordinate all actions taken to tackle them. The…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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Conversations to promote peace: Connecting with communities in Morobo County

Hundreds of residents, seated in the shade of lush mango trees, made the most of the opportunity to interact with peacekeepers and local leaders

In South Sudan, a young country going through a transitional period towards peace and democracy, citizens are bound to have questions and concerns both about national political processes and their everyday challenges. As residents of seven villages in Morobo County found out over the course of two days, outreach activities…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls for immediate recommitment to peace at pivotal moment for South Sudan

UNMISS again urges the Parties to immediately cease hostilities and engage in constructive dialogue that puts the best interests of their people at the forefront of this pivotal moment for the world’s newest nation

Following reports tonight of the detention of First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, calls on all Parties to exercise restraint and uphold the Revitalized Peace Agreement. “Tonight, the country’s leaders stand on the brink of relapsing into widespread conflict or taking the country…

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