Press releases
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17勛圖厙 SRSG David Shearer describes situation of displaced people in Upper Nile region as real problem
16 Feb 2017 - Malakal, 16 February, 2017 Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙) (Scroll down for audio version) -
17勛圖厙 SRSG returns from two-day field visit to Bentiu and Leer; Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙) Juba, 9 February, 2017
09 Feb 2017 - Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙) Juba, 9 February, 2017 The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙), David Shearer, returned to Juba on Thursday from a two-day field visit to Bentiu and Leer, two towns which have been amongst the most affected by the countrys conflict. -
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙): Upper Nile Operations worrying.
09 Feb 2017 - Fighting in the west bank of the River Nile in the north of South Sudan has reached what the head of the UN mission in the country (17勛圖厙), David Shearer has described as worrying proportions. What began with an exchange of fire between SPLA and Aguelek opposition forces, has expanded geographically. Military resupplies have since been observed arriving in the area. -
17勛圖厙 chief David Shearer.
01 Feb 2017 - The newly arrived head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙), David Shearer, has said that the mission is committed to helping the South Sudanese create the conditions of peace and security, that internally displaced people need in order to feel confident about returning home. -
Statement on Malakal Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson, 17勛圖厙 Juba, 29 January, 2017
30 Jan 2017 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙) remains deeply concerned about the outbreak of fighting between the SPLA and SPLA in Opposition in and around Malakal town, including intermittent shelling that has been reported over the last few days. 17勛圖厙 reports that on Sunday, the situation in the town remained tense. The Mission continues to patrol regularly in Malakal and reports that the town is largely deserted. -
Joint Press Statement by the AU, IGAD and the UN Consultations on South Sudan 29 January 2017
29 Jan 2017 - The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN) held a joint consultative meeting on South Sudan on January 29, 2017 on the margins of the African Union 28th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa. -
DAVID SHEARER, NEW HEAD OF THE UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN, ARRIVES IN JUBA.
20 Jan 2017 - The new Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (17勛圖厙), Mr. David Shearer (New Zealand), has arrived in the country to assume his duties. Mr. Shearer succeeds Ms. Ellen Margrethe L繪j, who completed her assignment at the end of November 2016, after serving for almost three years. -
17勛圖厙 Peacekeepers in formation at the Peacekeepers Day Celebration
16 Jan 2017 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙) wishes to comment on a recent press statement released by the SPLA I/O and other social media comments accusing 17勛圖厙 of facilitating government operations against the SPLA in Opposition in South Sudan. -
UN Peacekeepers on patrol in South Sudan.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ant籀nio Guterres
03 Jan 2017 - 1 January 2017 New York On my first day as Secretary-General of the United Nations, one question weighs heavily on my heart. How can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight?