News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

26 March 2011 - The deputy head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) urged Southern Sudan to prioritize issues such as birth registration and immunization and to invest in programmes to ensure the progress and well…

29 March 2011 – A three-day polio immunization campaign kicked off in Juba yesterday, organized by the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) in collaboration with international partners. Supported by UNICEF, the UN World Health…

29 March 2011 - In spite of chronic insecurity in the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal, secondary school students began their final Sudan Secondary School Certificate Examinations on Monday morning along with their peers…

29 March 2011 - To date, the UN Mine Action Office (UNMAO) and its implementing partners have released over 5.6 million square meters of demined land in Sudan's ten southern states, said UNMIS Regional Coordinator for…

1 April 2011 - A delegation of African Union (AU) experts arrived in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba for a weeklong assessment of the region's post-conflict needs. Speaking to the press at Juba International Airport, AU…

31 March 2011 - Against the backdrop of a series of violent clashes in recent weeks between the Sudan People's Liberation Army and at least four separate militia groups operating in the area, Upper Nile State Governor Simon…

31 March 2011 – Several Southern Sudanese governmental bodies organized a half-day seminar today to present a 12-month study revealing various problems facing the region's youth. Poor education and insufficient health…

4 April 2011 – Landmine victims voiced a need for support, social acceptance and mine awareness raising at the International Day for Mines Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action celebrations in Juba and Khartoum. The UN Mine…

5 April 2011 – To assess critical needs in the Wau area ahead of Southern Sudan's independence in July, an AU ministerial committee have spent three-days visiting the city. The visit, which ended today, continued a series of…

6 April 2001 – UNMIS and UN offices across the world today remembered peacekeepers who recently died while serving in Afghanistan, Haiti, Cote d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To commemorate UN colleagues…

6 April 2011 - Recognizing the lack of medical facilities in Abyei, The UNMIS Indian Force Reserve Battalion (FRB) launched a series of free medical/veterinary camps in the area from 3 to 6 April. On 3 April, a team…