News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Many of the police officers at this workshop in Aweil cannot read or write - but they are keen to learn. An inability to read, write and speak in English is proving to be a huge challenge for law enforcement officers working hard to curb crime in the town of Chimel in the Northern Bahr El Ghazal…

Government and opposition military side by side at an UNMISS-led training on child protection. “It is true that a child is an immature human being with full rights. We would not be what we are today if our rights are violated in one way or the other during our childhood.” That insight came from…

UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake listened to the many concerns of young men and women staying at the UNMISS protection of civilians site in Juba. As we arrive at the Youth Training Centre in the UN protection site for displaced people, several young men and women are busy getting on with…

The UN Youth Envoy engaging with young peace ambassadors in Torit. Sunday Oyella sits patiently working away at her sewing machine. It’s an old-fashioned Singer and requires a fair bit of foot pedalling to keep it running. But for the 17-year-old, this machine is a lifeline – a chance to build a…

UNAMID photo. As part of its continued efforts to support the Sudan peace process, UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) on 27 January, facilitated a one-day workshop for 27 members of the Tripartite Joint committee established to monitor the agreement on humanitarian access and…

UNIFIL and its strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing for the two forces to enhance cooperation, after a decade, in humanitarian demining within the UN Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon. The MoU – signed by UNIFIL…

On 29 January 2020, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, the new Head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Tanin and Ambassador Wigemark discussed the importance of…

UNMISS workshop in Eastern Equatoria building leadership skills among young women. “We are empowered. We don’t have to be silent. We must move to educate people about the possible causes of conflict and suggest solutions for peace in our communities.” That was the message from women’s representative…

UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake speaking at the launch of South Sudan's first ever State of the Youth Report. “I have been to some of the places with the worst humanitarian conditions in the world, but even there the numbers were better than the ones we are seeing here today, particularly…

Opposition and Government forces move to training site in Western Equatoria Ululation, dancing and singing marked the start of a long journey for opposition troops as they headed to a training site in Western Equatoria to unite with former foes in the government forces. The soldiers proudly paraded…

Construction has begun on the first secondary school in the Kuron peace village in Kapoeta as part of a special project funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to support the peace process. “It is our hope that the construction of the two classrooms, one office block and one water and…

UNMISS project to build new courthouse in Twic gets underway A project to construct a new courthouse in Twic will help improve access to justice for more than 100,000 people living in the area. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has broken ground on the project to build a six-room courthouse…