Jump to navigation
All UN missions
Issues impeding voluntary returns in opposition-controlled areas of Wau have been raised at a one-day round-table discussion that brought together the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement in Opposition (SPLA/M-IO) in the area.
Margaret Nyarach, one of the internally displaced persons getting ready to leave the UN protection site in Wau
The UN Mission in South Sudan is finalizing preparations for the assisted voluntary return of more than 20 people – all from the Greater Upper Nile – who had sought sanctuary at its base in Wau.
Know your enemy. Ebola awareness posters being distributed in South Sudanese communities bordering the DR Congo.
South Sudanese refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “commuting” to their home country in search of food not given to them across the border do not only constitute a sad hu
A peace-promoting cultural event in a Juba Protection of Civilians site attracted thousands of participants and spectators.
There is a sea of white tents as far as the eye can see.
The makeshift structures next to the United Nations base in Juba are home to thousands of families displaced by the war that has plagued South Sudan for more than five years.
Aweil Gadid was once a place that its people took pride in.
A clean and comfortable community.
Ngovu village was a peaceful place to live before conflict erupted in the area three years ago.
The violence forced all of its inhabitants to flee to other areas within the Western Bahr El Ghazal region of South Sudan.
A complex primary health care centre comprising an outpatient department, a maternity unit, a laboratory and pharmacy, has been inaugurated in the Jebel Kheir neighbourhood of Wau, to support the people who are voluntarily returning to their home areas following years of displacement due to confl
A march that began at Bahr El Ghazal University, winding through Wau town’s streets with fanfare, terminated at the Wau Stadium, where a tug-of-peace contest awaited eager participants and spectators.
Torit youth peace ambassadors take a stand against the use of child soldiers as they flash their 'Red Hand Day' signs
Mon Kon is not a child soldier – as children who have been forcibly conscripted into the armed forces are commonly known – but the phenomenon saddens him.
Women leaders participating in a two-day interactive forum. UNMISS Photo/Manyang Mayom
Women leaders representing four administrative areas in the Bahr el Ghazal region are demanding full implementation of the 35% affirmative action provided for in the revitalized peace agreement, saying they are currently marginalised and under-represented at all levels of government.