United Nations Mission in South Sudan

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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission for South Sudan, which became independent on 9 July 2011. UNMISS was established on 9 July 2011 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996 (2011) adopted on 8 July 2011. Until his death on 19 March 2026, UNMISS was led by the Secretary-General's Special Representative, the South African lawyer and diplomat Nicholas Haysom, who succeeded David Shearer in 2021. As of March 2021, it is composed of 14,222 military personnel, 1,446 police, and 2,228 civilian workers, as well as small contingents of experts, staff officers, and volunteers. The military deployment is commanded by the Chinese Lieutenant General Junhui Wu. It is headquartered in the South Sudanese capital of Juba.

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