


KAMPALA – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) leadership has on Tuesday, July 23 honoured twenty-two (22) Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from Uganda for their invaluable contribution to the professional growth of South Sudan National Police Force (SSNPF).
The UNMISS Police Commissioner, Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqua, who represented the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) awarded the medalists with special United Nations medals as a token of appreciation for their sacrifice, hard work, and perseverance towards building the capacity of SSNPF.
She further applauded AIGP Grace Turyagumanawe, the UPF director for peace support operations for finding time to visit the troops, adding that it gives a lot of motivation to the officers on a mission.
UNMISS has a mandate to protect civilians, train, mentor and the overall reforms and restructuring interventions such as observance of human rights, rule of law among others.