News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

South Sudan joins the international community in celebrating World Teachers Day on 5 October. At the global level, some 5.24 million teachers must be recruited to reach 57 million children of primary school age currently out of school. In South Sudan, enrollment has increased, but completion of…

8 October 2013 - The lessons of peace in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal should be learned in border areas all over South Sudan, UNMISS’ top official said today in Gokmachar, Aweil North County. “This … peace in the state is used for development by all the international partners,” said Special…

8 October 2013 - Mutual cooperation and understanding were vital in solving community problems, the head of UNMISS’ Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) section said today in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State. Commander Seren Rugaard-Larsen was speaking at the launch of community work…

Juba, 9 October 2013 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, concluded yesterday a two-day visit to Northern Bahr el Ghazal where she met with government officials, members of…

9 October 2013 - The South Sudanese government and humanitarian agencies have been providing Jonglei State flood victims with much-needed food and other items, a World Food Organization (WFP) official said today in the capital Bor. WFP has been responding to community needs based on the “Interagency…

9 October 2013 - In preparation for a nationwide campaign on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), the South Sudanese government, UNMISS, UN agencies and representatives of civil society held a fund-raising meeting today at the World Bank in Juba.

10 October 2013 - UNMISS Chinese engineers began repairing a road today leading from Wau to Koor Malang village in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. The two-kilometre road, which was severely damaged by recent heavy rains, is the only access road aid agencies can use to deliver items to vulnerable…

10 October 2013 – Boosting police facilities at Rajaf Police Training centre near Juba, British Ambassador Ian Hughes today handed over a newly completed library to Deputy Inspector General of Police Andrew Nyuon. UNMISS Police Commissioner Frederick Yiga represented UN Police, who supported the…

10 October 2013 – To create awareness about legal protection for victims of gender-based violence, a workshop was held today for 55 women by the government and partners in the Jonglei State capital Bor. “There are a lot of gaps,” said Abuk Gabriel, a director in the state Ministry of Gender. “Women…

South Sudan joins the international community on 11 October in celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child, under the theme “Innovating for Girls’ Education”. In South Sudan, only 17 per cent of girls complete primary school. Many are unable to attend school due to finances, cultural…

11 October 2013 - Laws should be passed forcing parents to send their daughters to school and protect them against early marriages, a top official said today in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. “We need you to make laws in the assembly that force all parents to send their daughters to school”…

11 October 2013 - The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) should distance itself from recruiting and hosting children within the army and call violators to account, UNMISS Child Protection Officer Jane Juan said today at an SPLA workshop in Juba. The call referred to an order by Sudan People’s…