"UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS"

A steady stream of returnees has been making their way home to South Sudan following the signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in September 2018 which has resulted to calm in the country. UNMISS

An assessment team from the UN Mission in South Sudan visited on Monday the town of Tombura in a remote area of the Western Equatoria region of South Sudan to monitor the situation on the ground following the extension of pre-transitional period to form a new government of national unity. UNMISS

Peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have constructed a much-needed three-classroom block at a primary school in South Sudan’s Western Lakes area, hoping that more girls can go to school and preventing them from being married off young. UNMISS

Informal comments to the media by Jonathan Allen, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, on the situation in South Sudan.

A joint monitoring and verification team comprised from UN officials and various South Sudan’s stakeholders found no child soldiers or abducted women at a military cantonment site located in the south west of South Sudan’s Western Equatoria area. UNMISS

A new trust fund established by UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and donor countries is providing new hope to residents by supporting a series of projects to be carried out by non-governmental organizations to enable people to return safely and live with dignity. UNMISS

An informative and star-studded public event saw the United Nations family in South Sudan mark 74 years of existence of the global body, with revelers in the capital Juba gathering to learn about the activities of the UN in their country and to promote peace in the world’s youngest nation. UNMISS

The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft visited Malakal on Tuesday (22 Oct) where she met with women from the protection site and visited a World Vision waterpoint which is helping to alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water. UNMISS

UN Security Council members arrived Sunday in South Sudan’s capital Juba, three weeks before a new revitalized transitional government of national unity is due to be formed. UNMISS

A joint team from the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) visited the opposition-controlled area of Li Rangu in South Sudan’s Equatoria region, where they met with opposition military commanders. UNMISS