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2 September 2014 - Ellen Margrethe Løj’s appointment as UNMISS chief was a “huge and difficult” challenge, but it was impossible to turn it down because the South Sudanese people fought hard for their independence, the top…
The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, arrived in Juba on 2 September to take up her duties. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine
UNMISS aircraft crew carrying remains of fallen crew to a memorial service in Juba today. The three crew members died when their helicopter came down near Bentiu, Unity State, on 26 August. Photo: UNMISS/ JC McIlwaine
Mi-18 helicopter contracted by UNMISS. Three flight crew members were killed when one such UNMISS helicopter crashed near Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: UNMISS / Martine Perret
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer walking through flooded protection site at UNMISS base in Unity State capital Bentiu where more than 40,000 people are seeking shelter. Photo: UNMISS / JC Mcilwaine
An abandoned home near Rumbek Lakes state. A joint UN team recently went on patrol in the area to assess the situation after many people fled from revenge attacks that followed the killing of a paramount chief. Photo: UNMISS…
Youths of Poro resident in Soba quarter in the Korhogo municipality organized a cultural and sporting event on Sunday 31 August to reinforce social cohesion. The event which comprised folk songs and dances, dramatic sketches…
Dakar, 2 September 2014 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for West Africa (SRSG) convened yesterday a meeting of the regional UN team based in Dakar to review developments in…
1 September 2014 - Renowned US actor Forest Whitaker arrived in the Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit today for a five-day peace workshop with youth representatives. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General in Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou on 1 September 2014 was received in audience by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. The Special Representative and the Ivorian…
2 September 2014 - The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, arrived in Juba this morning to take up her duties. “I’m very happy to be…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri in Beirut. This was Major-General Portolano's first formal meeting with the Speaker after he…