Over 1 million people in South Sudan affected by floods
Nov 20, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The continued flooding in South Sudan has displaced more than one million people since July according to the UN Office for...
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David Shearer’s Opening Remarks and Q&A at the Press Conference
Press Conference TRANSCRIPT – OPENING REMARKS AND Q&A DAVID SHEARER Special Representative of the Secretary-General Juba, 17 November 2020 [near verbatim] Nov 18, 2020(Nyamilepedia) —...
UNMISS Head blames delayed Appointment of Olony on Olony
Nov 17, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Briefing a Press Conference today in Juba, the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan and the Special Representative of...
ICRC and SSRCS claim to have met urgent humanitarian needs in South Sudan
Nov 17, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the South Sudan Red Cross Society (SSRCS) have met the urgent humanitarian...
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...
International community calls for calm in Ethiopia
Nov 05, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations and the United States of America have expressed concern over the ongoing-armed clashes in the northern Tigray region...
UN Representative calls on South Sudan to listen to the voice of the people
Nov 04, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Speaking during the National Dialogue in South Sudan capital, Juba, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David shearer urged the...
OCHA concondemns the second killing of an aid worker within days in South Sudan
Nov 04, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — OCHA has condemned the killing of the second humanitarian aid worker by armed youth in South Sudan, just one day after...
UNHCR Welcomes the Participation of Refugee and IDPs in South Sudan’s National Dialogue Conference
By Gift Friday NOAH Nov 3, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the inclusion of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and spontaneous refugee...
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...
Head of UNMISS briefed President Kiir on the status of implementation of the peace agreement.
Oct 28, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — On Wednesday, the Special Representative of UN Secretary General and the Head of UNMISS David Shearer briefed the president Salva Kiir...
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...
Sudan and South Sudan to facilitate fast visa processing for UN police in Abyei
Oct 23, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The UN held a security briefing on the United Nations Interim Security Force of Abyei (UNISFA) on Thursday 22n October 2020....
Vietnam assigns military observers to join UN troops in South Sudan
Oct 22, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Three Vietnamese officers have been assigned to UN peacekeeping in South Sudan and Central Republic of Congo. “The Ministry of Defense...
UNMISS reassures displaced families of protection
Oct 19, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, visited Bentiu and Malakal for the first time...
Vietnamese UN Ambassador rallies support for South Sudan
Oct 17, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, calls on the UN, regional organisations and...
Wau youth receive training on how to promote intercommunal relations
Oct 16, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Youth representatives in Western Bahr el-Ghazal attended a forum in which they brainstormed the role of young people in promoting peaceful...
How IDPs camps in South Sudan manage to survive the worst of COVID-19
Oct 13, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Protecting thousands of internally displaced persons living in the IDPs settlement camps from COVID-19 presented unparalleled challenges. These camps are usually...
South Sudan faces yet another crisis
Oct 13, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has reported that South Sudan faces yet another multi-pronged crisis which will remain the...
UN Security Council calls on Sudan holdout groups to join peace implementation
Oct 13, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations Security Council calls on the Sudanese hold out opposition groups to join the transitional government to take part...