News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

BENTIU/JUBA – Following the appointment of a high court judge and a first-grade judge to Bentiu, Unity state, by the Judiciary of South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is supporting the deployment of a mobile court here. These judges have been appointed after a 12-year…

A new human rights report has documented a drastic rise in the number of civilians losing their lives and being injured due to intensifying hostilities between the conventional parties to the armed conflict and other armed groups. The report, by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s Human…

UNITY - With extraordinary flooding submerging 70 percent of Unity State, hundreds of thousands of families have been forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods to seek sanctuary in a displacement camp on the tiny sliver of land that remains free of stagnant, dirty water. Cramming diverse…

TORIT - With ambushes and attacks on highways fueling insecurity in Eastern Equatoria, this year’s International Peace Day celebrations were profoundly significant for local communities, leaders, and stakeholders. It was an opportunity to unite, embrace both personal responsibility and a collective…

Life for girls in cattle camps is not easy. They only thing they do is work, cook, and clean while the boys sleep, explains Hellen Kulong, a 45-year-old mother of four from Gemeiza in Terekeka County. She was among dozens of women participating in a symposium designed to bridge divides and build…

"Peace must not stay a policy on paper; it must be lived and felt in every household, village, and town.” In a stirring address to more than 500 people, Central Equatorian Governor Rabi Emmanuel, set the scene for the celebration of the International Day of Peace in Terekeka, by reinforcing the…

KUAJOK – Most everyone was on board when multiethnic residents of Warrap State, at least for a few hours, forgot about their divisions and got together to talk about, and celebrate, peace, and how it begins with all of us moving forward together. “We have been clashing, and we have lost lives, but…

PIBOR – The official celebrations were nowhere near kicking off. The sun, mid-yawning, had barely finished its imaginary morning coffee ahead of a day’s worth of full-strength, shining work. That’s when the first revellers showed up. Arriving from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area and…

“My people, cultivate healthy habits and mindsets. Engage in activities that bring joy and create a peaceful environment. Nurture yourselves with compassion and let go of what you cannot control.” This was the powerful message from the State Minister of Information, Peter Ngojo, as communities in…

“I was working in my garden when I heard loud gun shots. I rushed to pick up my three-month old baby who was sleeping under the tree and we ran for our lives.” Twenty-four-year-old Betty explains how she fled her home in panic along with thousands of others during an incident involving the Ugandan…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – As the rain poured heavily on the roofs of their patrol vehicles, the peacekeepers navigated the muddy roads between Yambio and Bangasu, a village located some 55 kilometers from the state capital. Their journey was more than a mission across difficult terrain; it was a visit to…

UPPER NILE – South Sudan is at a pivotal moment in its short history as it prepares for its first post-independence elections, a democratic exercise set to give citizens the opportunity to have a say in shaping their future. As elsewhere in the country, local authorities in Upper Nile State will…