"UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS"

A weekly market at Sakure, along the border between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is closed as the South Sudanese Government’s effort to mitigate the global threat posed by COVID-19. UNMISS

Sixty-five-year old John Rotto is living with his family in a camp for displaced people in Rimenze, No longer able to farm his land, he is relying on making fishing nets instead to survive, bringing in meager USD 3.5 a day. UNMISS

Security Council renews mandate of United Nations Mission in South Sudan, unanimously adopting resolution 2514 (2020).

In the town of Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State of South Sudan, women and girls came together in a celebration of their culture as well as their contribution to their communities and country on International Women’s Day. UNMISS

Security Council welcomes South Sudan’s new power-sharing agreement, as Special Representative briefs on recent events.

UN Special Representative for South Sudan David Shearer attributed the progress in the country to the “political willingness of two men who put the interests of their country first” and said, “We often speak of courage in war and battle. But peace also requires courage.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in partnership with the non-governmental organisation Non-Violence Peace Force, organized a workshop for about eighty women representatives on conflict mitigation and human rights. UNMISS

A wildfire has ravaged an area of approximately five square miles in Nzara in Western Equatoria State of South Sudan, destroying tukuls and livelihoods, killing one person and leaving hundreds homeless. UNMISS

Civil society advocates are calling for parties to put aside their disagreement over future states and form a transitional government so that peace can be secured in the best interests of the people of South Sudan. UNMISS

South Sudan’s President Salna Kiir on Saturday has announced the country will return to ten states system, in a bid to end a tense standoff with opposition parties, just a week from a deadline to form of a new transitional government. UNMISS