"SOUTH SUDAN"

The political leaders of war-torn South Sudan came together in song and dance with the country’s future leaders at a special event in the capital Juba to celebrate the International Day of Peace. UNMISS

Secretary-General António Guterres sat down with newly appointed Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming to discuss the issues that will be at the forefront during next week high-level events at United Nations Headquarters in New York. UNIFEED

Press Conference with David Shearer, Special Representative for the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), on updates on the situation in South Sudan.

Briefing reporters in New York, the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer said, “if the peace agreement can continue and if we can continue the momentum, the changes we’ve seen on the ground, the improvement we’ve seen on the ground will carry on.” UNIFEED

Alberto Cairo has been awarded the Nansen Refugee Award’s regional winner prize for Asia this year in tribute to his remarkable career helping disabled Afghans. UNHCR

South Sudan peace process ‘precarious’ but advancing after leaders recommit to transitional government, top official tells Security Council at 8621st meeting.

Talking to reporters as a new session of the United Nations General Assembly begins, Secretary-General António Guterres said, the significance of the discussions during the upcoming high-level week can be distilled into two words: “ambition and action.” UNIFEED

The UN Mission chief in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer told the Security Council that the peace process in the country remains “precarious, but progress is being made,” adding that maintaining momentum depends on “the continuing goodwill of the parties” and international support for the formation of a transitional government. UNIFEED

The Force Commander for the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said plans for Government and opposition forces to work together in Unity State are “an excellent move” and hoped that the forces would be joined soon. UNMISS

Secretary-General António Guterres visited a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) installation that displays 3,758 school backpacks as headstones to illustrate the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018 and call for greater protection of children living in conflict. UNIFEED