{"id":121079,"date":"2026-08-26T13:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=121079"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:57:54","slug":"un-mission-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/un-mission-in-south-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Mission in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>UN Mission in South Sudan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India has condemned the attack on peacekeepers deployed with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About UN Mission in South Sudan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>peacekeeping mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mandated in accordance with Chapter VII of the UN Charter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Background<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established on 8 July 2011<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>under Security Council Resolution 1996 (2011),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> following the country\u2019s declaration of independence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the outbreak of civil conflict in December 2013, the Security Council adopted <\/span><b>Resolution 2155 (2014),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reprioritizing the mission\u2019s core focus toward <\/span><b>civilian protection and humanitarian assistance delivery.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Features of UN MISS<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It works to <\/span><b>protect civilians, facilitate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the safe delivery of humanitarian aid, promote human rights, and build durable peace.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Peacekeepers help create a secure environment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to enable the safe, timely and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in need across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNMISS uses targeted good offices and facilitates dialogue between the parties in support of the peace process and to prevent escalation of political violence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also <\/span><b>monitors and reports on progress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the security sector and legal reforms as well as election-related processes and transitional justice mechanisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It monitors, <\/span><b>investigates, and reports on violations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and abuses of <\/span><b>international human rights and humanitarian law.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of April 2026, <\/span><b>India was the top troop contributor to UNMISS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with 1,775 Indian military personnel deployed with the UN mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-condemns-attack-on-un-peacekeepers-deployed-with-un-mission-in-south-sudan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN Mission in South Sudan is a peacekeeping mission mandated in accordance with Chapter VII of the UN Charter. 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