News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is becoming more flexible and mobile, the head of that mission today said, by focusing on rapid deployment of troops and air surveillance. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in DRC, Maman…

Briefing the Security Council on their strengthened collaboration, top officials from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations today highlighted their joint work on peace and security in the Gambia, Somalia and South Sudan, as well as other African countries, and urged adequate, timely and…

Mongolian Battalion at work in Unity Area Mongolian peacekeepers responded with force to an attempt by uniformed soldiers to abduct three internally displaced people working on their farms near a UN base in Bentiu, South Sudan. Deputy Commander of Sector North Forward at Bentiu, Colonel Gaurav Bagga…

On 14 July 2017, UNIFIL’s Sector East Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) Commander Lieutenant Colonel Sanjaya Deuja inaugurated the “LED Street Light” project in the village of Blida. Distinguished guests from the area including Municipality Mayor, Municipality officials, Lebanese Armed Forces…

UN and government authorities condemn armed attacks and call for calm in Jonglei A joint delegation of UN and government officials have condemned an armed attack on a small community in the Jonglei region of South Sudan in which dozens of people were killed and wounded, children were abducted, and…

Entrepreneurship at the UN PoC site keeps shop owner going Fifty-six year old Gabriel Gatluak Kuei was forced to flee his home in Jebel, on the outskirts of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, after fighting broke out in 2013. Since then, he has been living in the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in…

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER - UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative, Jeremiah Mamabolo, met with community leaders at Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Fasher, North Darfur this week to brief them on the planned closure of the Mission’s team site in the area…

UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu A campaign to get young girls to go back to school and to encourage teachers to deliver a better education has been launched in Bentiu, northern South Sudan. The Undersecretary of the National Ministry of General Education, Hon. Michael…

The temporary suspension of trading activity in Amiet common market on 10 July 2017 resulted from the security incidents in the vicinity of Amiet. More than 200 trucks loaded with a variety of goods for trading were affected. The Amiet common market for the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities…

Expressing deep concern over a surge in tensions and violence around the holy esplanade of Jerusalem's Old City, the United Nations envoy on Middle East peace today called for de-escalation of the situation. “I call on all concerned parties to de-escalate the situation and on moderate voices to…

Highlighting challenges facing South Sudan, a senior United Nations official today underlined that overcoming obstacles borne of a volatile combination of insecurity and political uncertainty is critical for the war-torn country to be put on the track to peace and stability. “The security…

Last week, a team of UNIFIL Environmental Management Unit visited UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon in order to assess the environmental impact at the base. The assessment consisted of estimating the energy consumption of the facilities at the military base…