News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Some 600 pupils in Bentiu are celebrating an end to torturous rainy days, thanks to the timely intervention of Mongolian United Nations peacekeepers serving in the area. The Mongolian peacekeepers, serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), have renovated two schools – Kumagon…

Zalingei, 01 July 2019 - On 26 November 2017, UNAMID received information that one of its national civilian staff members was arrested and charged with sexual offences involving a 13-year-old girl. UNAMID assisted the relevant Government of Sudan authorities and immediately took steps to fully…

Electronic Rations Management System operational in MINURSO On 27 June. Colin Stewart, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO and Major General (Pak. Ar.) Zia Ur-Rehman, Force Commander addressed the participants week-long training required for the…

Civilians seeking shelter at the UN protection site in Bentiu are demanding that the parties to the revitalized peace agreement demilitarize civilian’s centres across the Unity region to allow them to return to their homes. The request was made at a town hall meeting, attended by more than 2,000…

Justice that is equal for all – this was the main message during a panel in Gračanica/Graçanicë informing local women of their property rights after an historic law change. Local NGOs and members of the public gathered in Ulpiana Hotel in the village to learn about amendments to the Law on Family…

Growing up in Ghana, Private Asiwome Awudy never dreamed he would one day be in the army – at least not the British army. “I went through the motions as a young boy, not quite settled on what I wanted to be, however I always admired the practices that came with the army.” The chat with Private Awudy…

National police officers in Torit are back on the beat and keeping a close eye on crime clad in brand new uniforms and fresh from training provided by their counterparts serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The police officers have been struggling to carry out their duties without…

More than 100 civilians were killed and almost the same number of women and girls were raped or suffered other sexual violence during a surge in conflict in the Central Equatorian region of South Sudan following the signing of the revitalized peace agreement. A new report by the Human Rights…

Under the rallying motto of “always and everywhere”, 275 engineers from Bangladesh have received the United Nations medal for their year-long service to the people of South Sudan. Standing at attention, they proudly saluted as they received their new stripes, recognizing their contribution to road…

At the grand old age of 94, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has given the police station in Pibor a first and much-needed facelift. While the entire community was in a jealousy-inducing jubilant mood as the refurbished facilities were handed over to the local authorities, female citizens…

No more harassment, intimidation, abuses or arbitrary arrests. That’s the bright future hoped for in War-awar in Aweil East, following the delivery of a UN-funded police station to the officers in the area. The structure, and its personnel, will keep both law-abiding citizens and hardened criminals…

Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 1 and 2 July, UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Section (CPIS) held an Open Day and a Workshop for Hakamat (praise singers) respectively, in central Darfur. Organized under the theme: “Peace and Peaceful Co-existence”, the Open Day, held in Rockero…