News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Korean peacekeepers are helping boost security and economic activity in the conflict-affected town of Bor by installing solar-powered LED lights so that residents have the confidence to move around and carry out their business safely. The lack of funds for infrastructural development has resulted in…

UNMISS and South Sudanese MPs work together in partnership for peace Members of Parliament within the Jubek Transitional Legislative Assembly have committed to working in partnership with the UN Mission in South Sudan to build durable peace. A two-day forum was organised by UNMISS for the 21 members…

Young people participating in a training workshop to help them develop new skills in peace advocacy in the Yei River region of South Sudan say they are committed to playing a positive role in reconciling warring parties. The Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS…

Students in Torit Empowered by UNMISS Presentations When it comes to building the future of South Sudan, helping young people grow, learn and develop is vital as they are the future leaders of this conflict-afflicted country. That is why the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is engaging closely…

Durant le mois d’octobre 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 704 violations des droits de l’homme sur l’ensemble du territoire de la RDC, soit une nouvelle augmentation par rapport au mois précédent, au cours duquel une forte hausse avait déjà été enregistrée (644 violations, contre 441 au mois d’août). La…

GENEVA (21 November 2017) – A report by the UN Human Rights Office and the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has called on the Sudanese Government to pursue effective, transparent and durable policies to enable the 2.6 million people internally displaced by the long-running…

SRSG Zahir Tanin welcomed Mr Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to UNMIK. Mr Melzer and SRSG Tanin discussed issues related to the Special Rapporteur’s mandate, human rights more generally, as well as recent political…

MINURSO organizes a farewell parade in honor of the outgoing SRSG and Head of MINURSO Kim Bolduc On 14 November 2017, MINURSO organized a farewell military parade in honor of the outgoing SRSG Kim Bolduc following the completion of her mandate. The event took place at the Mission’s HQ in Laayoune…

Welcoming today’s conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by an international tribunal, the United Nations top human right official said that the verdict is “a warning” to perpetrators of such crimes that…

In towns and villages across South Sudan, families are starving. About 4.8 million people are experiencing severe food insecurity - about half of the country’s population. Another two million have fled to neighbouring countries, seeking refuge from the violence that erupted in 2013. Humanitarian…

Good morning. Thank you for joining this press briefing today. My first formal encounter with you since arriving in Juba two months ago. I wish to give an update on three points: the humanitarian outlook, protection of civilians and the UNCT Cooperation Framework with South Sudan. The humanitarian…

Meeting of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region Addis Ababa, 22 November 2017 Representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the…