News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

In times of COVID-19, the challenges facing peacekeeping missions around the world have multiplied, the health crisis has highlighted the key role of our medical teams in ensuring peacekeepers remain safe and healthy while continuing mission operations across the buffer zone. Health professionals…

Women's concerns were at the forefront of a three-day peace conference organized jointly by UNMISS and partners in Eastern Equatoria. “I will accept herds of cattle but not a girl child,” said Lina Ibira, mother of a 35-year-old man who was killed in Burung village last April. Lina was speaking…

Capt. Deepak Kumar in the Wazzani area in south-eastern Lebanon during an operational visit to the area on 4 February 2021. (UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz) By Captain Deepak Kumar As a young army officer from India, when I joined UNIFIL as a military public information officer in a multinational, European…

Despite a successful presidential election and other noteworthy progress, the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be plagued by violence and volatility, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, praised…

Night falls on Camp Garuda, it is 6:00 pm on this February 6, 2021. The curfew imposed by presidential decree due to the increase in security incidents in the Central African Republic imposes silence on a city of Bangui which is generally occupied at the end of the day. Under the shrill sound of the…

25 February 2021 - Following recent incidents impacting the safety of journalists and media freedom, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, recalls the importance of ensuring a safe and conducive environment that enables journalists from all communities…

UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana stationed at a nearby temporary operating base are patrolling in and around Jahjah village in Koch county after a recent armed clash here. An armed clash in Jahjah village, located near Koch in the Unity region of South Sudan, has led to homes and offices being…

Women and youth representatives at the Aweil Conference have called on their leaders to put aside their differences and embrace peace. They decried the continued violence and criminality in Abyei Area saying that they are the most impacted. They appealed to the leaders to conclude the conference…

All-women peacekeeping teams across South Sudan are having an immediate impact in forging connections with women and children in the world's newest country, especially as it battles the global COVID-19 pandemic. As peacekeepers, when we’re patrolling, we meet everybody—women, men, children, the…

Ritu Pandey is a 29-year-old army officer from Nepal currently deployed to UNMISS. She is a military gender focal point and the commanding officer for her battalion’s Female Engagement Team. Captain Ritu Pandey is a 29-year-old army officer from Nepal currently deployed to UNMISS. In this interview…

Captain Ahlam Al-Habahbeh from Jordan is currently deployed as an UNPOL officer with UNMISS. Ahlam works with her team to build capacities among local counterparts from the South Sudan National Police Service in dealing with cases of sexual- and gender-based violence. Captain Ahlam Al-Habahbeh is a…

Atupele Mbewe hails from southern Malawi and is currently deployed to UNMISS. In her current role as a Civil-Military or CIMIC Coordination Officer, she works with military and civilian colleagues to coordinate all logistic aspects of regular patrols and humanitarian assistance convoys. Atupele…