News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

At an #UNMISS-hosted conference, stakeholders explored strategies to end cattle raiding and abductions and strengthen the rule of law for sustainable peace in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. Photo by Isaac…

Progressing the peace agreement and participating in South Sudan’s first democratic elections was the hot topic among participants at an UNMISS-hosted grassroots event in the Guri South area, a suburb of Juba. Photo by James…

UNMISS peacekeepers met Prophet Dak Kueth in Jonglei State to leverage his influence over youth to demobilize and prevent violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI – In a…

Major General Patrick Gauchat of Switzerland has been serving as the Head of Mission and Chief of Staff for the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) since October 2021. In this capacity, he oversees UNTSO's…

Kinshasa, January 24, 2025: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) continues to provide support to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)…

Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu, “which increases the threat” to the regional capital Goma – all of which is…

Kinshasa, January 25, 2025: The United Nations is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma such as administrative staff and others that can continue performing their duties from elsewhere in response to the…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is very concerned about reports of Lebanese civilians returning to villages where Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are still present and of casualties due to Israeli fire. At…

Much has changed in Lebanon since the Cessation of Hostilities Understanding came into force in the early hours of 27 November 2024. Violence has dramatically decreased. In many areas of southern Lebanon, hundreds of…

Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could…

By Eileen Travers More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are the…