News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNISFA troops from Ghanbatt, Indbatt and Pakbatt have intensified joint patrols and community engagement in areas in southern Abyei in efforts to restore peace and security in the area which has experienced an increase in conflict , prompting the collaborative effort to restore peace and security…

Abyei, 27 January 2024 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) strongly condemns a series of armed attacks that took place at 16:45hrs on 27 January 2024 in the Abyei Area, which resulted in civilian casualties as well as the death of a United Nations peacekeeper from Ghana…

Abyei, 29 January 2024 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is concerned by continuing intercommunal clashes that resulted in the death of another United Nations peacekeeper from Pakistan on 28 January. This follows the death of a Ghanaian peacekeeper on 27 January. As part…

Abyei, 05 February 2024 – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) confirms that a fresh outbreak of attacks in the southern part of Abyei over the weekend resulted in a number of civilian deaths and injuries, kidnappings, the burning of villages and theft of cattle. The series…

Their horns are sharp as knives. Despite their peaceful outlook, these cows could cause serious injuries. The beasts sense the presence of the veterinarian team and start stomping the muddy ground, shifting their heavy bodies away from the peacekeepers and their trainees who have set camp in the…

The Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities have pledged to foster to peaceful farming, grazing, and stronger inter-communal ties bonds at the end of the just concluded Post Migration Conference in Noong. The two communities signed an agreement at the end of the four-day conference which ended on 17…

On 21 to 24 May, the Ag Head of Mission/Force Commander Major General Benjamin Sawyerr and UNISFA leadership team visited Juba and held high-level meetings with officials of the Government of South Sudan (GOSS). The delegation engaged with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International…

The Under Secretary General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, concluded a two-day visit to Abyei on February 22. The visit follows the deadly clashes in Abyei on 27 and 28 January, which resulted in significant civilian…

Abyei, 25 June 2024 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is investigating an incident at one of its camps on June 23, 2024, which resulted in the death of one person and the injury of another. In the early hours of June 23, an alleged intrusion attempt occurred at one of…

As part of efforts to boost security in the southern part of Abyei, UNISFA has inaugurated a permanent camp in Rumamier. Constructed in a record six weeks, by Vietnamese Engineers and the Mission Support Division, the new camp will enable the mission to maintain a continuous presence in the area…

As part of his familiarization tour of the Area of Operation, the Acting Head of Mission/Force Commander, Major General Robert Yaw Affram, along with the Mission Leadership Team visited Diffra on 18 July to gain insight into the situation in the northern part of Abyei. The delegation met with the…

In continuing efforts to promote rule of law and restore traffic orderliness in Abyei, has launched a project to equip the traffic unit of the Community Protection Committee (CPC) with key road safety tips. This initiative, which is prompted by an increase in road users and traffic accidents in…