News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UN Police working to improve safety and security at Malakal protection site They guard the gates of protected sites to keep people inside safe and criminals out. They carry out random searches to find illegal items and weapons to ensure the sites are secure. They are law enforcement agents when a…

Soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)’s Fifth Intervention Regiment played friendly volleyball and soccer games with UNIFIL peacekeepers at French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) last week. LAF teams beat UNIFIL peacekeepers in both categories of the friendly sports event. Prior to the…

NICOSIA, 28 November 2017 - The 'Imagine' programme that runs under the auspices of the Technical Committee on Education and implemented by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) and the Home for Cooperation (H4C) with the support of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus…

Photo by Mutaz Munafal, UNAMID. On 23 November 2017, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Jeremiah Mamabolo, visited Nyala, South Darfur, where he met the Wali of South Darfur, Adam El Faki. Following their meeting, JSR Mamabolo and Wali El Faki jointly announced their agreement to form a…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today reiterated that he would continue to work to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve a two-state solution, and vowed to denounce hate speech aimed at Israelis. “I will continue to speak out against anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial, hate speech…

The arrival of the dry season in South Sudan could lead to more fighting that would undermine the political process and cause additional civilian casualties and displacement, a senior United Nations official cautioned the Security Council on Tuesday. Briefing the Council on the security situation in…

El Fasher, 28 November 2017 - On 26 November 2017, UNAMID received information that one of its civilian staff has been arrested and charged with sexual offences involving a minor. UNAMID is working with relevant Government of Sudan authorities and has immediately taken steps to fully collaborate…

Civil society organizations urged to promote human rights in South Sudan Civil society organizations are being urged to play an active and positive role in promoting human rights in South Sudan as part of their response to an international periodic review of the country’s human rights record…

The killing of “innocent civilians” in the Jonglei region of South Sudan has been condemned as “horrific” by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, David Shearer. Reports suggest that around 45 people were killed and 19 injured when members of the Murle ethnic group…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.182 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.182

Governors urge South Sudanese to “rise up” for peace at historic conference in Yambio The people of South Sudan are being urged to “rise up and be the drivers of peace” in communities across the country as nine governors came together for an historic peace conference in Yambio. The local governors…

UK engineering contingent receive UN Medal for service in South Sudan Almost 100 members of the United Kingdom engineering contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have received medals recognizing their commitment and service to the people of the conflict-afflicted country…