News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

When community leaders from five counties agree to leave their differences behind and build peace together, it is cause to rejoice. That's exactly what happened at a joint forum by UNMISS and the state government in Malakal, Upper Nile. Photo by Luka Athiel/UNMISS. UPPER NILE – There can be no…

Following an upsurge of violence in Leer last week, UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana have stepped up their on ground presence and patrols. File Photo by Roseline Nkwelle/UNMISS. UNITY – It has not been an easy year for communities in Leer, a county in South Sudan’s Unity state. Since January, people…

Some 60 community leaders, representatives and members of local governance structures in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, benefited from a capacity-building workshop led by the state Ministry of Local Government and Law Enforcement, also supported by UNMISS and UNDP. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS…

UNMISS, in partnership with civil society entity Community for Progress Organization (CEPO) and the state Ministry of Local Government and Law Enforcement, held an interactive county-level forum in Western Bahr El Ghazal designed to empower traditional leaders from three counties to resolve disputes…

Ayse Biyikoglu is a very active young Cypriot who finds time on her tight schedule as a PhD student in Psychology to promote the participation of women and young people in different social arenas. Realizing the lack of women and youth’s participation in key decision-making spaces, Ayse decided to…

Recent conflict between farmers and herders in Magwi, Eastern Equatoria, has led to loss of lives, property and widespread displacement. An UNMISS patrol team visited numerous areas in Magwi county to evaluate the security situation and speak with affected communities. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS…

Bintou Keita :Les Nations-Unies ne quittent pas le Tanganyika après le départ de la MONUSCO. Photo Monusco/Marcelline Comlan The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita visited Tanganyika…

[Near Verbatim] Thank you very much and thank you for joining me today members of the media and welcome to all those following live on Radio Miraya. In March, I briefed the Security Council on the work of the Mission and the situation in South Sudan. So, I want to take this opportunity to update you…

The top UN envoy in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, held a press conference in the country’s capital, Juba, today. UNMISS support to upcoming elections and the ongoing push to build a durable peace, as well as the UN Peacekeeping mission’s efforts to protect conflict-affected civilians were discussed…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met with the new Head of the Liaison Office of Greece, Ambassador Heleni Vakali, at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Ziadeh and Ambassador Vakali exchanged views on political developments in Kosovo and regional…

The top UN envoy in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, held a press conference in the country’s capital, Juba, today. UNMISS support to upcoming elections and the ongoing push to build a durable peace, as well as the UN Peacekeeping mission’s efforts to protect conflict-affected civilians were discussed…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, visited the Mitrovica region on 12 April 2022, to further familiarize herself with issues pertaining to gender-based violence, the administrative boundary line, and energy issues, in the north of Kosovo. SRSG…