UNMISS is in the news for refusing to shut its base in Akobo amid escalating violence and tensions with South Sudan’s government.
At least 169 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed in recent intercommunal violence in South Sudan's Ruweng region. The attack involved armed youths from Mayom County, with ongoing clashes linked to political instability and the fragile peace process. UN peacekeepers sheltered civilians amid the violence.
Fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei state has intensified, prompting a mass evacuation from Akobo as government forces prepare for an assault. Civilians, aid workers, and UN personnel are fleeing amid ongoing clashes and reports of troop movements, worsening the humanitarian crisis and threatening fragile peace efforts.