News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

8 June 2011 - A representative of the Southern Kordofan government said today that civilians displaced by ongoing conflict in the state are the government's responsibility. Speaking to internally displaced persons (IDPs) based at a temporary settlement near the UNMIS compound in Kadugli, State…

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 Achie Gock, who…

12 June 2011 – More than 53,000 people have so far been displaced by the conflict in Southern Kordofan, a report from the Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today. The fighting which began in Kadugli town on 6 June between the Sudan Allied Forces (SAF) and the Sudan…

10 June 2011 - Leading members of the news media profession and senior officials of various Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) security services concluded a two-day roundtable conference today in the regional capital of Juba. Hosted by the GoSS Ministry of Information, discussions sought to improve…

Peter Mokwe was in the wrong place at the wrong time when fighting broke out in Kadugli, Southern Kordofan State, on Monday afternoon. The young Dinka man and 25 members of his extended family left Madni town in Jezira State and arrived in Kadugli 10 days ago. As returnees, they were heading to…

14 June 2011 - As fighting and violence continued to rage in Southern Kordofan, two jet fighters dropped 11 bombs in Kauda today, targeting an airfield near the UNMIS base in the area. The bombing campaign, using Antonov bombers and fighter jets, has been waged on the capital Kadugli and other areas…

15 June 2011 - The UNMIS medical team in Upper Nile State organized a one-day medical camp today at Malakal National Prison, where they treated 121 inmates and 20 prison staff. "The treatment provided by UNMIS ... hospital is the first of its kind," said Malakal National Prison Deputy Director…

15 June 2011 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today urged all parties involved to put an immediate end to fighting in the northern Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan. "The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the deterioration of the security situation and the escalation of fighting in…

17 June 2011- A 13-person delegation led by UNMIS Regional Coordinator for Southern Sudan David Gressly returned to Juba today from a three-day security and humanitarian assessment mission to seven counties of Upper Nile and Jonglei states in Southern Sudan. The tour that began on 14 June was…

16 June 2011 - Children in Juba marked the Day of the African Child with demands to the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) to improve and implement free education, stop forced marriages and pay special heed to those with disabilities or on the streets. Speaking at a roundtable at Nyakuron Cultural…

17 June 2011 - Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) military aircraft dropped two bombs within a kilometer of UNMIS headquarters in Kadugli today. No casualties were reported from the bombs, which were dropped 500 metres to one kilometer from the UNMIS compound perimeter by an SAF Antonov plane, but the mission…

18 June 2011 – The World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered food over the past week to more than 26,000 people who have fled ongoing violence in Southern Kordofan State. In a statement issued yesterday, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran decried the conflict that continued to hinder the…