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South Sudan struggles to clear landmines after decades of war

STORY: South Sudan struggles to clear landmines after decades of war SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of deminers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANITA KOKUI GBEHO, Resident Coordinator in South Sudan, United Nations/Deputy Special Representative for UNMISS 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZEHRUDIN SUKANOVIC, Chief, Mine Action, Head of Project Unit/Chief of Operations, UNMAS 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIKE FULA RASHID, Director-General, National Mine Action Authority STORYLINE: The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), an integral part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), responded swiftly when residents in Amadi in Eastern Equatoria State suspected the presence of explosive remnants of war in their community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANITA KOKUI GBEHO, Resident Coordinator in South Sudan, United Nations/Deputy Special Representative for UNMISS "The fact that a conflict-affected country has had 70 percent o

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UN warns of possible delay in South Sudan's elections amid regional unstability

STORY: UN warns of possible delay in South Sudan's elections amid regional unstability DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of journalists in the hall during the press briefing in Juba, South Sudan 2. various of Nicholas Haysom speaking to the press 3. various of peacekeepers and children 4. SOUNDBITE (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special representative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and head of UNMISS 5. various of politicians taking an oath 6. various of the vice president shaking hands with fellow politicians 7. various of a mobile court of law STORYLINE: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday called on South Sudanese parties to step up efforts to advance transitional security arrangements, so as to hold elections as scheduled. The president and other parties of South Sudan are encouraged to step up efforts to fully implement outstanding issues such as enactment of the permanent constitution, enactment of elector

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Outgoing UNMISS head Hilde Johnson

NEW YORK, United States - Outgoing United Nations Mission in South Sudan head Hilde Johnson gives a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 30. 2014. She will leave her post on July 8.

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UNMISS' Lanzer at press conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Toby Lanzer, deputy special representative in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), gives a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2014.

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Women in South Sudan call for more inclusion

STORY: Women in South Sudan call for more inclusion DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing of a peace deal in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2018 2. various of the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) workshop held in Juba, South Sudan's capital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARGRET APOLLO, Chairlady, Women's Union, Central Equatoria 4. various of Michael Lado Thomas Allah-Jabu making remarks at the workshop 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL LADO THOMAS ALLAH-JABU, Juba City Council Mayor 6. various of internally displaced people STORYLINE: The Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday organized a two-day workshop in Juba, with a cross-section of women leaders from Central Equatoria to identify specific barriers to full and equal representation and the role everyone can play in breaking these down. The signing of a peace deal in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2018 to

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UN warns tribal violence jeopardizes South Sudan's peace

STORY: UN warns tribal violence jeopardizes South Sudan's peace DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NICOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of Secretary-General to South Sudan 3. various of the press briefing 4. various of UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan STORYLINE: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday said the inter-communal conflict in South Sudan continues to fuel repeated cycles of violence, warning that it might potentially erode the gains made toward sustaining peace across South Sudan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General to South Sudan Nicolas Haysom said fighting between rival factions in Upper Nile and parts of Jonglei States has caused massive displacement of civilians to seek refuge in the UN bases in Malakal town, the capital of Upper Nile State. He said more than 14,000 have been displaced and sought refuge at the Malakal Protection of Civilia

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UN decries surge in tribal violence in South Sudan

STORY: UN decries surge in tribal violence in South Sudan DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing of the peace agreement between government and opposition in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2. various of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom holding a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS 4. various of United Nations Peacekeepers and civilians, Bentiu 5. various of South Sudanese military STORYLINE: The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating communal violence in South Sudan which it said has left several people dead and others injured. SOUNDBITE (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS "I condemn in the strongest terms the violence in Eastern and Central Equatoria, Unity, Warrap, a

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China regrets U.S. push for human rights language in Security Council resolution on South Sudan

STORY: China regrets U.S. push for human rights language in Security Council resolution on South Sudan DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 SHOTLIST: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Tuesday regretted the push by the United States for human rights-related texts in a draft Security Council resolution on the mandate renewal for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said China had to abstain in Tuesday's voting after the United States, the penholder on South Sudan, refused to make revisions. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations "Throughout the consultation process, the United States had pushed for the inclusion of many human rights-related texts, resulting in a very unbalanced draft resolution. South Sudan is the youngest member of the UN. The international community should support the country in gradually exploring a pa

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-SOUTH SUDAN-UNMISS-MANDATE-RENEWAL

(220315) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Security Council members vote to adopt a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 15, 2022. The Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for a year, till March 15, 2023. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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Japan's SDF members conduct peacekeeping operations in S. Sudan

Japan Self-Defense Forces members perform traffic control duty amid roadworks in Juba on Sept. 8, 2015, during their peacekeeping operations as part of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). Japan's newly enacted security legislation allows SDF members to play expanded roles overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Outgoing UNMISS head Hilde Johnson

NEW YORK, United States - Outgoing United Nations Mission in South Sudan head Hilde Johnson gives a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 30. 2014. She will leave her post on July 8. (Kyodo)

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UNMISS' Lanzer at press conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Toby Lanzer, deputy special representative in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), gives a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2014. (Kyodo)