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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / UNMISS TAMBURA PATROL
TRT: 03:53
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ZANDE / AMHARIC / NATS
DATELINE: AUGUST 2026, TAMBURA COUNTY, WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, UNMISS helicopter flying over Western Equatoria State towards Tambura
2. Various shots, UNMISS peacekeepers and civilian personnel disembarking from helicopters
3. Various shots, UNMISS delegation being welcomed by Tambura County authorities and organized forces
4. Various shots, UNMISS team meeting Acting Commissioner of Tambura County Moses Masi Sere, police officers and other local officials
5. SOUNDBITE (Zande) Elizabeth Francis Mbusa, Resident, Tambura:
“We are uncertain of our fate. Only God knows what we are enduring. We share this to seek support. Our situation is urgent, with a lack of basic supplies like salt. We haven’t received aid; we've lost our livelihoods. It's still hard to leave town to farm. Our children fall ill or die due to the absence of health facilities and schools.”
6. Various shots, UNMISS delegation meeting Tambura County authorities
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Moses Masi Sere, Acting Commissioner, Tambura:
“Based on our relationship with UNMISS, whenever we hear that UNMISS is coming, we are ready to support, and we are very happy to see you. Generally, the security situation is normal; people go to the garden, and the situation is calm. It is a pleasure to have a new battalion commander replacing Commander Ndale. You are most welcome to Western Equatoria, more especially to Tambura here.”
8. Various shots, UNMISS peacekeepers interacting with local police and other organized forces
9. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Aillu Tereffe, Ethiopian Battalion Commander in Yambio, United Nations Mission in South Sudan:
“We interacted with the Tambura community, IDPs, County Commissioner, and police officers. The interactions were very good. I understood their expectations, the security situation, and how IDPs live. Overall, I am happy, especially about the youth participating in sports, which should continue to engage the community.”
10. Wide shot, helicopter taking off from Tambura.
11. Various shots, aerial views of Tambura town and surrounding countryside as helicopter departs
After years of violence and displacement, communities in Tambura, Western Equatoria State, are experiencing a fragile calm. But the aftermath of insecurity and ongoing threat of renewed conflict continues to affect daily life, with limited access to farmland, healthcare and schools, shortages of basic supplies and lost livelihoods.
An air patrol by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to the area brought peacekeepers together with local authorities and communities to assess the security situation and understand protection concerns.
SOUNDBITE (Zande) Elizabeth Francis Mbusa, Resident, Tambura:
“We are uncertain of our fate; only God knows what we are enduring. We share this to seek support. Our situation is urgent, with a lack of basic supplies like salt. We haven’t received aid; we've lost our livelihoods. It's still hard to leave town to farm. Our children fall ill or die due to the absence of health facilities and schools.”
For many families, agriculture is their main source of food and income, but years of violence kept people from their fields and resulted in the theft of crops and livestock.
SOUNDBITE (English) Moses Masi Sere, Acting Commissioner, Tambura:
“Based on our relationship with UNMISS, whenever we hear that UNMISS is coming, we are ready to support, and we are very happy to see you. Generally, the security situation is normal; people go to the garden, and the situation is calm. It is a pleasure to have a new battalion commander replacing Commander Ndale. You are most welcome to Western Equatoria, more especially to Tambura here.”
For the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), maintaining a peacekeeping presence through regular patrols and listening to communities helps identify emerging risks, build confidence, strengthen security, and support recovery.
SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Aillu Tereffe, Ethiopian Battalion Commander in Yambio, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“We interacted with the Tambura community, IDPs [Internally Displaced Persons], the County Commissioner, and police officers. The interactions were very good. I understood their expectations, the security situation, and how IDPs live. Overall, I am happy, especially about the youth participating in sports, which should continue to engage the community.”
While improved security is allowing some residents to resume activities, communities emphasize that lasting peace depends on sustained stability, access to essential services, livelihoods, and freedom from fear.
