United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting the implementation of peace agreements, and helping to build state institutions in the world’s newest country.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T155527 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Mission in South Sudan Context triple: [UN peacekeepers, notableOperation, United Nations Mission in South Sudan]
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A.
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is a long-standing UN peacekeeping mission deployed in southern Lebanon to monitor ceasefires, support the Lebanese government’s authority, and help maintain stability along the border with Israel.
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B.
United Nations Emergency Force
The United Nations Emergency Force was the first major UN peacekeeping mission, created in 1956 to supervise the ceasefire and withdrawal of forces after the Suez Crisis.
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UN peacekeepers
UN peacekeepers are international military and police personnel deployed by the United Nations to help maintain peace and security in conflict-affected regions around the world.
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D.
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is a long-standing UN mission established in 1964 to prevent further fighting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and to maintain stability along the island’s buffer zone.
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E.
Department of Peace Operations
The Department of Peace Operations is the United Nations body responsible for planning, managing, and supporting UN peacekeeping and related field missions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Mission in South Sudan Target entity description: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting the implementation of peace agreements, and helping to build state institutions in the world’s newest country.
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A.
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is a long-standing UN peacekeeping mission deployed in southern Lebanon to monitor ceasefires, support the Lebanese government’s authority, and help maintain stability along the border with Israel.
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B.
United Nations Emergency Force
The United Nations Emergency Force was the first major UN peacekeeping mission, created in 1956 to supervise the ceasefire and withdrawal of forces after the Suez Crisis.
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C.
UN peacekeepers
UN peacekeepers are international military and police personnel deployed by the United Nations to help maintain peace and security in conflict-affected regions around the world.
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D.
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is a long-standing UN mission established in 1964 to prevent further fighting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and to maintain stability along the island’s buffer zone.
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E.
Department of Peace Operations
The Department of Peace Operations is the United Nations body responsible for planning, managing, and supporting UN peacekeeping and related field missions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations peacekeeping mission
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peacekeeping operation ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNMISS
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| areaOfOperation | entire territory of South Sudan ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
African Union
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Government of South Sudan ⓘ Intergovernmental Authority on Development ⓘ humanitarian organizations ⓘ |
| countryServed | South Sudan ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2011-07-08 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations Security Council resolution 1996 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civilian protection
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conflict prevention ⓘ peacekeeping ⓘ state-building ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
civilian component
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military component ⓘ police component ⓘ |
| hasMandateFrom | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
help establish conditions for development in South Sudan
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support the Government of South Sudan in consolidating peace ⓘ support the transition of South Sudan to stability ⓘ |
| hasRole | support implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Juba
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South Sudan ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Sudan ⓘ |
| mandateIncludes |
monitoring and investigating human rights
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protection of civilians ⓘ support for implementation of peace agreements ⓘ support for the delivery of humanitarian assistance ⓘ support to state-building ⓘ support to the peace process in South Sudan ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| operationalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf |
UN peacekeepers
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping operations
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| peacekeepingType | multidimensional peacekeeping operation ⓘ |
| regionServed | East Africa ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| securityCouncilChapter | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| shortName |
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNMISS
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| startDate | 2011-07-09 ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| successorTo |
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United Nations Mission in Sudan
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| symbolUsed |
Flag of the United Nations
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surface form:
United Nations flag
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Mission in South Sudan Description of subject: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting the implementation of peace agreements, and helping to build state institutions in the world’s newest country.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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shortName
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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this entity surface form:
UNMISS
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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successorTo
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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this entity surface form:
United Nations Mission in Sudan
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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abbreviation
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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this entity surface form:
UNMISS
this entity surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping operations in South Sudan
United Nations Security Council resolution 1996
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establishes
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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subject surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996
this entity surface form:
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
United Nations Security Council resolution 1996
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establishes
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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subject surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996
this entity surface form:
UNMISS
subject surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996
this entity surface form:
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
United Nations Security Council resolution 1996
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missionAbbreviation
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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subject surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996
this entity surface form:
UNMISS
United Nations country team in South Sudan
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collaboratesWith
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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United Nations country team in South Sudan
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collaboratesWith
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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this entity surface form:
UNMISS