Ghanaian soldiers help neutralize communal conflict in Koch
Feb 27, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — A group of Ghanaian peacekeepers last week helped restore peace in Jahjah village, located near Koch in the Unity region of...
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Tigrayan Peace keepers in South Sudan resorted to fistfight to demand right of asylum over their return to Ethiopia
Feb 23, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — A fistfight broke-out at Juba International Airport on Monday afternoon as the Tigrayans forces, who served in the United Nations Mission...
UNMISS sends more troops to Bunj, Upper Nile region
Jan 20, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — UNMISS has deployed additional peacekeepers and reinforced troop mobility with more vehicles to stabilize the fragile security situation in Maban, near...
Nicholas Haysom of South Africa appointed as UNMISS head
Jan 16, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative and...
Ibba County residents want the roads repaired to allow UNMISS to patrol the area often
Dec 29, 2020(Nyamilepedia) —- Residents of Ibba County in Western Equatoria State say that they feel unsafe when they go for months without seeing...
UNMISS Peacekeepers reduce inter-communal tension in Cueibet county
Dec 20, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is extending the deployment of the Nepalese peacekeepers in Cueibet county after the UNMISS...
UNMISS peacekeepers claim to have intervened in cattle raid in Leer
Dec 20, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The Ghanaian UN peacekeepers in South Sudan’s Leer town of Unity State claims to have intercepted an attack by cattle raiders...
A UNMISS Field officer highlights her field work challenges
“IF THERE WAS NO UN, THE WORLD WOULD HAVE TO CREATE ONE”—DEBORAH SCHEIN, HEAD, UNMISS BOR, By Priyanka Chodhury, Dec 10, 2020(Nyamilepedia) —A New Yorker...
Australia changes command of ADF Contingent in South Sudan
Dec 09, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — On December 4th 2020, Colonel Mark Coyle, who has been serving as Operation Aslan command for the last 12 months handed...
South Sudan police and security service trained on sexual and gender based violence
Dec 8, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan organized a week-long workshop to train the police and other members of the security...
UNMISS embarks on a campaign to end violence against girls and women
Dec 4, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has embarked on a 16-day-long campaign to raise awareness of violence against girls and...
South Sudan Army appreciates UNMISS troops for preventing inter-communal clashes in Cueibet, Lakes state
Nov 26, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Latest UNMISS report from South Sudan’s capital indicate that the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has prevented inter-communal clashes...
Sri Lanka’s Army Commander Accused of war crimes dispatches troops to South Sudan
Nov 22, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Sri Lanka’s army commander saw off a group of soldiers earlier this week, who are off to join a UN peacekeeping...
UNMISS promises to rehabilitate roads, open borders, create employment and improve economics
Nov 20, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General said that UNMISS will support peace building through improving the ability of communities...
UNMISS hands over PoCs in Juba to South Sudan Government
Nov 17, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Speaking at the National Dialogue Conference today in Juba, South Sudan, David Shearer, the head of UNMISS, declared that the UN...
Head of UNMISS tours Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Warrap and Western Bahr el Ghazal
Nov 14, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — David Shearer, the head of UNMISS toured three South Sudanese States where he addressed the issues of road repairs, crossing points...
Yambio Traditional leaders train on peace agreement
Nov 08, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — In a forum organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the United Nations Development Programme, more than 30 chiefs...
Rwandan peacekeepers in South Sudan awarded with medals
Nov 05, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Rwandan Police peacekeepers serving in its mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were today awarded with the medal of service excellence. These...
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan condemns Pibor aid worker killing
Nov 2, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has condemned the killing of an aid worker in the Greater...
UNMISS trains South Sudan military on preventing conflict-related sexual violence
Oct 31, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Through a join training workshop organized by the UN Mission in South Sudan, military leaders from both the South Sudan People’s...
UN Representative Shearer wants to team up with Dr. Machar to persuade the IDPs
Oct 26, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, met the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, David Shearer, earlier...