News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Nepalese police officers receiving final instructions at UNMISS base in Unity State capital Bentiu before searching protection of civilians’ area for items not permitted at site, including weapons and alcohol. Photo: UNMISS/Anna Adhikari

7 February 2014 - Peace in Western Equatoria State was the result of great effort rather than automatic, State Governor Colonel Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro said in the capital Yambio today. “The message the South Sudanese want to hear is first of all peace,” said Col. Bakosoro. “We need peace but it…

6 February 2014 - Seeking to promote peace, Warrap State Governor Nyandeng Maliek Dielic today called on residents of Tonj North County to desist from revenge attacks and counter cattle raids. The governor was speaking during a one-day fact finding mission to remote Majak Lou locality, 114…

7 February 2014 - A group of women living under the protection of UNMISS Bentiu in Unity State have been meeting with top government and UN officials as well as travelling to Addis Ababa in their urgent appeal for peace in South Sudan. “We suffered for 21 years and we have eaten the sweet fruits of…

7 February 2014 - The United Nations has extended relief operations in Malakal, Upper Nile State, scene of some of the fiercest fighting between government and opposition forces. The mission has moved outside its base, where it is sheltering 28,000 civilians to reach 10,000 others driven from their…

10 February 2014 - Security at the civilian protection site in the UNMISS Bentiu base, Unity State, has improved since a formed police unit (FPU) was sent there in mid-January. The 80-person strong (armed) Nepalese unit was redeployed from the UN mission in Liberia as a quick response to changing…

10 February 2014 - To prevent people from bringing unpermitted items into civilian protection sites, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) last week brought eight “sniffer” dogs into South Sudan, a senior official said in Juba today. “We have got the dogs here to be used as security on the gates and…

8 February 2014 - Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer began a two-day visit to Lakes State today to assess the humanitarian situation and discuss movement of aid partners. He first met with Lakes State Caretaker Governor Major General Matur Chut Dhuol. “We came to Lakes to meet the governor to…

10 February 2014 - About seven metric tons of food and non-food items arrived today in Yambio for internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had fled recent violence, according to government officials. The materials, sent by the South Sudan National Crisis Management Committee, will be distributed to…

10 February 2014 - More than 75,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mingkaman camp were living in dire health conditions, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator said during a visit to Awerial County in Lakes State today.“It is such an undignified situation for people, and it really moves me,” said…

11 February 2014 - A top South Sudanese official has called on youth to involve themselves in reconciliation efforts in the conflict-torn country, according to UN Radio Miraya. During a youth rally at Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba on 8 February, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Nadia Arop…

Juba, 11 February 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has taken a series of steps to strengthen security in relation to Protection of Civilians sites within the Mission's compounds. Security problems have continued to cause serious concern at the gates and in the vicinity of the UNMISS…