News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

“As mothers, because of the children, we will not give up, not on peace". The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, had a clear message to the people in Wau. Madiu John is a survivor. She has survived despite having no food and no home. She has survived brutal fighting all around her. She has…

United Nations Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, arrives in Malakal. A delegation led by United Nations Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, has visited the town of Malakal, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile region. “I work…

A woman in Bentiu receives post-surgical care. UNFPA, UNMISS and partners are currently helping women receive treatment for fistulas. Rebecca Simon spent 18 years without a single child. She traveled to Kenya, Uganda and Sudan, but was unable to find a doctor who could treat her condition. Now…

During an official visit to Berlin last week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin met with officials from Federal Foreign Office and Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Chancellery and several Members of Parliament in Germany. During his visit, SRSG…

Kananga, 2 Juil 2018 - The commitment was made through their Representative Régine Mbombo, coordinator of the Educated Women and Girls’ League for Development (LIFID), at the end of a two-day workshop organized by MONUSCO Political Affairs Division. Altogether, 30 female and 8 male leaders attended…

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed shared her concerns over sexual violence in South Sudan with President Salva Kiir. During its eight months of operation, a clinic at the Juba Teaching Hospital has already received more than 1,300 women and children seeking treatment for injuries and trauma…

These young men from Bangladesh are happy. They are about to receive UN medals for their service for durable peace in South Sudan. Thousands of miles away from home, in the service of peace in South Sudan. It is clear to for all to see the pride and beaming smiles of the 850 Bangladeshi peacekeepers…

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers with several activities focused on thanking the UN Peacekeepers serving in Abyei area, as well as honor those who have lost their lives while serving the United Nations. A parade of…

A joint Dinka-Misseriya post-migration conference jointly organized by FAO, IOM, and UNISFA just ended at Todach, 20 kilometers north of Abyei town. The conference brought together the Joint Peace Committee and leaders of the respective migration corridors to discuss and tackle issues of mutual…

UNISFA recently conducted a workshop to raise awareness on gender issues affecting women within the Abyei community. The workshop on “Raising Awareness on Gender Equality and Education” targeted women groups within the Abyei area and was attended by 56 participants which included 54 women, one…

Recent developments in Africa indicate that the continent is increasingly moving in the “direction of peace” and enhanced security, the United Nations Secretary-General told journalists in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday. António Guterres was there to take part in the second annual UN…

OHCHR | UN demands justice for civilians deliberately and ruthlessly targeted in attacks in South Sudan (Scroll down to download the full report and find links to other useful material) UN Human Rights monitors have documented what appear to be deliberate, ruthless and brutally violent attacks on…