"UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS"

United Nations Police Adviser Luis Carrilho and Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), brief journalists as guests at the noon briefing.

The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer paid a two-day visit to the country’s Unity region in order to evaluate the impact of a recent reinforcement of peacekeeping capacity. UNMISS

Security Council meeting Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan

The United Nations Security Council adopted today a resolution to renew the South Sudan sanctions regime as well as the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee. The sanctions are expanded to include assets freezes and travel bans for six individuals. UNIFEED

Marking the International Peacekeepers Day in South Sudan, the head of the UN Mission in the country David Shearer said “peacekeepers can work to protect civilians, but ultimately, a safe and secure future can only come through political solutions.” UNMISS

Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa is the first female Police Commissioner to serve with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). She began her service as an individual police officer, rising quickly through the ranks to command the Fijian police contingent before becoming Deputy Police Commissioner and now Police Commissioner. UNMISS

The United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) responded to urgent calls by the community in Bor to deal with the aftermath of floods which interrupted examinations for about 380 students in a local high school. UNMISS

Thousands of people, mostly women and children had fled to the swamp and bush in opposition-held areas of the Unity State of South Sudan to escape the fighting that has flared up across the region. Local communities are doing their best to help but humanitarian aid is desperately needed. UNMISS

Parties at the South Sudan peace talks in Addis Ababa signed recommitments reached during church-facilitated intra-South South talks on security and governance issues. UNMISS

Six days into the High-Level Revitalization Forum, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and bringing together representatives of warring parties in South Sudan, there is concern from all sides that little progress has been made. UNMISS