"SOUTH SUDAN"

Advocacy efforts to have women included in leadership roles in South Sudan have yielded fruits in the Lakes area, with the appointment of two women - one to head the regional ministry of education and other to take a seat at the traditional court. UNMISS

UN peacekeepers in South Sudan visited an isolated community living in extreme poverty in the backcountry of Western Equatoria. 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

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

United Nations police help provide stability, fill voids, preserve gains, says Under-Secretary-General, briefing Security Council on peacekeeping operations at 8661st meeting.

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

Support for women peacekeepers, civil society leaders crucial in Horn of Africa peace efforts, top officials tells Security Council at 8657th meeting.