News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

As part of the continuing efforts to reduce the impact and risk of explosive hazards in Abyei, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) on 12 June 2017 conducted another destruction exercise of confiscated weapons and ammunition. About 25 weapons and more than 470 ammunition…

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) facilitated the retrieval and handing-over of the 58 stolen herd of cattle to the rightful owner, a Ngok Dinka pastoralist, on 26 June 2017 in Todach village, 17 kilometers north from Abyei town. The leaders of the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya…

In its continuing efforts to support peace and security in the Abyei area, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) recovered and handed-over 62 herd of cattle to the rightful owners on 2 July 2017 in Todach. This was a result of the follow-through operations of stolen animals…

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) condemns all attacks perpetrated by unknown armed groups in Abyei Area which resulted in deaths and injuries of civilians. UNISFA expresses its deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of the victims and vows to investigate swiftly…

Community leaders from Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities met on 15 July 2017 in Todach village to discuss the security situation in Abyei and the status of Amiet common market. The meeting was facilitated by the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). During the meeting, the…

The Amiet common market for the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities reopened on 19 July 2017, after an agreement was reached between the leaders of both communities. The temporary suspension of trading activity in Amiet common market on 10 July 2017 resulted from the security incidents in the…

23 July 2017 | Abyei - The United Nations Interim Security for Abyei (UNISFA) calls for restraint and calm among communities in Abyei Area following the violent incident on 22 July 2017 along the highway of Todach to Goli, some 27 kilometers from Abyei town, that left eight civilians killed and one…

On 19 September 2017, the United Nations peace medals were bestowed on 562 men and women of the Second Round Border Security Force Protection Battalion of the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) under the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Kadugli…

Assistant Inspector of Police Annah Chota from Zimbabwe has received the International Female Police Peacekeeper Award for her service and achievements in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). The award was given at the International Women and Law Enforcement Conference in…

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) held the first Weapons and Ammunition Management (WAM) training in Abyei on 20-24 August 2017 with 19 participants comprising of Ethiopian Light Field Engineers and some UNISFA staff officers. The training programme was aimed at developing the capacity…

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) observed the International Day of Peace with sporting events between the UN peacekeepers, staff and the youth of Abyei and Diffra. The event was conducted to get across the message of peace focusing on this year’s global theme - Together…

The Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) undertook a joint reconnaissance between 16 and 22 September 2017. A first of its kind air patrolling operation, it was conducted from the UNISFA Force Headquarters base in…