News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Indian Veterinarians take ‘heal and educate’ campaign to Malakal Indian veterinarians have carried out a special camp to help local farmers and cattle breeders prevent disease and raise healthy livestock in Malakal, northern South Sudan. The veterinarians, serving with the United Nations Mission in…

Nepalese Peacekeepers receive UN Medal The Nepalese peacekeeping contingent deployed in Rumbek, Western Lakes, has been awarded the United Nations peacekeeping medal in recognition of their outstanding work in South Sudan. The medals were awarded by the UNMISS Force Commander, Lt. General Frank…

Local residents form Community Peace Committee to promote peace A small community in Kidepo Valley in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan has formed a Community Peace Committee in an effort to stop cattle rustling as well as fighting among residents over grazing land and water points. In an…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary visits the Blida area, close to the Blue Line, together with UNIFIL liaison officers. It's autumn in Lebanon and the Blida olive fields that span the Blue Line are being harvested by Lebanese families before the winter rains come…

Examinations for students transitioning from primary to secondary school have kicked off in South Sudan with more than 40,000 taking part across the country. In the capital Juba, 640 students from five primary schools in the United Nations Protection of Civilians site near the UN base are among…

South Sudanese call for peace and respect for all people on Human Rights Day Soccer stars are usually driven by a desire to compete, but in a special match in South Sudan’s capital on Human Rights Day, they used their shared passion for sport to come together in unity. The football match was one of…

Wildfire victims receive lifesaving medical care at UNMISS Sri Lankan hospital Two victims of a wildfire are receiving life-saving medical attention at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan hospital in Bor, in the Jonglei region of South Sudan. The two women, who suffered third-degree burns…

The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today thanked individually peacekeepers who fought to hold off an attack on 7 December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “Thank you very much for your service. I wish you well,” Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the Under-Secretary-General for…

Despite some positive developments, the overall situation in Central Africa still requires concerted action at all levels to address sociopolitical tensions, economic difficulties and abuses by armed groups, a United Nations envoy for the region said Wednesday. “In many countries of the region…

Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 13 December 2017, UNAMID’s Rule of Law and Communications and Public Information Sections, in partnership with the North Darfur Prisons Administration and the State AIDS Programme (SAP) of the Ministry of Health, organized an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign at the…

New camp leaders elected at UN protection site at Malakal A new team of community leaders has been elected to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) at the Protection of Civilians site next to the United Nations base in Malakal, in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan. The team is responsible for…

Human Rights Commission promises justice for crimes committed in South Sudanese civil war Victims of human rights violations and abuses committed during the South Sudanese civil war should not lose hope that the perpetrators will be held accountable, says the chair of the Human Rights Commission in…