News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The members of the Security Council expressed their conviction that the elections of 23 December 2018, as an expression of the sovereignty of the people and government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), constitute a historic opportunity for the first democratic and peaceful transfer of power…

Opening remarks; SRSG Press Conference, Juba

Hundreds of citizens gathered at Yambio Freedom Square on Tuesday (20 November) to partake in a cultural gala, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in partnership with local stakeholders. “This is a peace party! I’m very happy to be part of the event, because people are really…

Residents in the Upper Nile region will soon heave a collective sigh of relief. A major trade and service road connecting Malakal with Melut will receive much-needed repairs from the UN mission’s peacekeepers based in the area. The 205-kilometre-long stretch of road also links Malakal with Bunj and…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has organized a peace and reconciliation football tournament for the youth in Akobo East County. A total of 74 players from the ten clubs in town, representing various different communities, were mixed to make up four teams. The event, the first of its kind…

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon marked Lebanon’s 75th Independence Day with a range of activities – from attending the Lebanese Army’s military parade in Beirut today to expressing special appreciation for UNIFIL’s national staff along with famed Lebanese singer Nicolas El…

Thousands of South Sudanese children are growing up in United Nations protection sites around the country after their parents sought sanctuary from the violent civil war that erupted more than five years ago. Some have lived their entire short lives in the camps. They were born there. They live in…

Radio and television journalists from the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) have pledged to support the recently-signed revitalized peace agreement by exposing those who work against the text of the agreement. “It is our responsibility as media to carefully run stories to reconcile the…

Near Verbatim Transcript of Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Mr. David Shearer

13-year-old Daniel Sabri presenting 'The Beat' programme at Radio Miraya Meet 13-year-old Daniel Sabri from South Sudan. He is confident, passionate, intelligent and does not mince his words asking tough questions, or getting his voice heard on live broadcasts. “We are going to be talking about the…