UNMISS Engagement with Floods

This publication examines UNMISS's strategic engagement with climate-induced flooding in 2024, framing this involvement as a practical operationalization of its core mandate to protect civilians and secure peace. The brief details how climate-induced pressures compel UNMISS to integrate the Protection of Civilians and the implementation of the peace agreement into national disaster response frameworks. It analyzes the Mission's integrated approach through its participation in the national flood preparedness and response planning, co-led by the Government of South Sudan and the UN. The brief concludes that there is a critical complementarity between peacekeeping and humanitarian action, showcasing a model where these two pillars are fused to both mitigate immediate threats and secure long-term peace. This provides a crucial case study for the evolving role of peacekeeping missions in climate-fragile contexts.