News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

EASTERN EQUATORIA – While gender-based violence, including aggressions of a sexual nature, impacts women and girls across the globe, those living in societies that are more male-dominated than others run a significantly higher risk of being subjected to such violations. In South Sudan and other…

KUAJOK – “We used to believe that strictness was the only way of maintaining order in a prison,” admitted Achol Deng, one of 13 female Correction Officers who joined male colleagues from across Warrap State for a recent and, as it turned out, truly eye-opening training. “Now we understand how…

JUBA - In a compelling appeal for peace, Madelina Dudu Kuje, Chair of the Women’s Union in Kasire, highlighted the urgent need for development and safety, stating that South Sudan's children deserve to grow up in a stable environment where they can thrive. At 65, this widow and mother understands…

WESTERN EQUATORIA - Children are often the most affected during times of conflict. In South Sudan, some of them are killed, abducted, maimed, sexually violated or recruited and used by armed forces. Other live in places where the arrival of humanitarian aid is denied, or where schools and medical…

JONGLEI – Out of the many humanitarian issues challenging the population in South Sudan, cholera is currently one of the most dangerous. Responding to an outbreak in Jonglei State, UN peacekeepers from South Korea have provided Bor State Hospital with essential medical supplies. The potentially…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – In volatile South Sudan, people across the country crave peace and stability more than anything else. In a bid to make that dream a local reality, the Kozi and Mambe communities in Maridi County have established what they call a Protection Peace Committee. “You are now…

WARRAP - Years of persistent violence have left deep scars in Tonj East, Warrap State. Revenge killings, cattle raids, and unresolved grievances have become tragically routine, taking hundreds of lives and shattering the futures of countless families. But in Kuajok, the state capital, a hopeful…

JONGLEI - Conflict between the Lou Nuer and Gaweer communities in Jonglei has been fueled by a proliferation of weapons among civilians and disputes over access to scarce resources. But these communities have made a fresh pledge to work together to prevent violence, report criminal activities…

WARRAP - When the peacekeeping patrol arrived in Tonj North County, their mission was clear: assess the security situation and maintain a protective presence in an area long affected by intercommunal violence. But what awaited them in Marial-Lou was far from routine. As the team of peacekeepers…

JUBA – The rapidly deteriorating security situation is impacting communities across South Sudan, but some are suffering more than others from the military confrontation between organized forces and persistent intercommunal conflict. Among the most vulnerable are tens of thousands of families living…

BOR – Children have suffered immense harm as the result of persistent violence across South Sudan, including being killed, maimed, abducted, subjected to sexual violence and forcibly recruited into armed forces. To address alarming reports of children suffering these violations in Upper Nile and…

JONGLEI – As the security and economic situation deteriorates across South Sudan, residents of Duk County in Jonglei are among the many communities experiencing a surge in road ambushes, abductions, cattle raids, and revenge attacks. While the transitional Government of South Sudan is primarily…