News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

25 April 2013 – Although malaria had brought "incredible destruction" to South Sudan, the government was confident of winning the fight against it, a top country official said today at the commemoration of World Malaria Day in Juba. Speaking at Nyakuron Cultural Centre, where hundreds of people…

25 April 2013 - In an effort to boost child protection in Jonglei, members of the state's Rule of Law Forum met in Bor today to discuss young people's rights in the state. About 22 participants attended the meeting, which was organized by UNMISS Judiciary Affairs Section and the Jonglei Legal…

26 April 2013 – Conflicts between traditional practices and statutory laws needed to be resolved, an UNMISS official said today in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal capital Aweil. "... There is ... a significant gap between, on one hand, the constitutional rights and the statutory laws, such as court(s)…

27 April 2013 - Seeking to improve their journalistic skills, reporters and editors from Radio Jonglei attended a training workshop organized by UNMISS in Bor today. In addition to writing and grammar exercises, journalists discussed the importance of their work in South Sudanese development. They…

Women in Pariak, Jonglei State, participating in the pilot phase of a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) brick-making project. The project forms part of the DDR reinsertion programme, which also includes farming, poultry raising and merchandising. It is targeting community members…

Juba, 29 April 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes the declaration of peace with the government of South Sudan announced by South Sudan armed groups.

1 May 2013 - It was vital for lawmakers in Western Bahr El-Ghazal to uphold democracy in building up the nation of South Sudan, State Governor Rizik Zachariah Hassan said in Wau today. Mr. Hassan was speaking at a workshop organized by UNMISS for legislators on governance, human rights and rule of…

South Sudan joins the global community in celebrating World Press Freedom Day on 3 May under the theme "Safe to speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media". Over the past decade, more than 600 journalists have been killed – at least 120 in the past year alone – and hundreds more have been…

3 May 2013 - Hundreds of residents who took refuge earlier this week at the UNMISS base in Pibor, Jonglei State, have returned to their homes, mission officials said today. Following an exchange of gunfire between the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and unidentified armed forces near the town…

5 May 2013 - Skilled midwives could spell the difference between life and death for close to 300,000 women each year and 10 times that many infants, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) said in a joint statement released today. Marking International…

6 May 2013 - "I am deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Jonglei State, where thousands of civilians are in need of assistance and protection, and where humanitarian workers have treated more than 450 casualties, including children, since February. We have seen houses burned down and…