News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Dubbed one of Africa's fastest growing cities, the southern capital of Juba is also suffering a negative effect of rapid development -- rising waste on its streets. Despite signs around the city urging 'Do not litter' and 'Keep Juba clean', heaps of garbage dot streets, residential areas and public…

A brand new currency will rank high among the trappings of sovereignty that the Republic of South Sudan is expected to acquire after the formal proclamation of its independence in early July. The National Congress Party and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) reached an agreement in March…

1 June 2011 - The commissioner of Twic County, Warrap State, has urgently appealed to international humanitarian organizations and the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) to increase assistance for displaced people in his area who fled recent conflict in Abyei. "Currently thousands of people…

5 June 2011 - Several internally displaced persons (IDPs) who recently arrived in Turalei, Warrap State, after fleeing conflict in Abyei were separated from family members as they left the disputed region. One of the tens of thousands of IDPs now sheltering under trees in the area is 67-year-old…

3 June 2011 – A five-day workshop organized by UN Police and the non-governmental organization Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) aimed at enhancing traffic management skills of South Sudan Police Service officers ended with a closing ceremony today in Juba. Conducted at UNMIS regional…

30 May 2011 – International Day of UN Peacekeepers' Day was celebrated in several Sudanese towns over the past two days with processions, land clearing exercises and tree-planting ceremonies. In Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State, a procession of UNMIS staff and local residents led by the local…

UNMIS is deeply concerned about the on-going security situation in Abyei and Southern Kordofan State, and calls on the parties to prevent any escalation of violence that could lead to new losses of civilian lives. Read the full statement

06 June 2011 - Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, the Military Advisor to the United Nations Headquarters, visited the troubled Sudanese region of Abyei and the other two likely flashpoints of the country, namely the Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States on 02 and 03 June 2011. The General was…

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8 June 2011 – Thousands of people displaced by conflict in Southern Kordofan State have sought refuge in an area secured by UNMIS outside Kadugli town. The fighting with small arms and artillery fire, which began on 6 June, continued in various locations of the state capital Kadugli, moving from the…

Hosting Justice Mohamed Othman Chande. Read the full transcript

8 June 2011 – The Preventive Health Unit in the Upper Nile State Ministry of Health began inspecting clinics and pharmacies today to root out those that are unlicensed, ill equipped and/or staffed by unqualified personnel. "We will not allow any one to open a private clinic and pharmacy without a…