News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

23 July 2014 – Rumours that UN Police (UNPOL) had fallen out with South Sudanese police were untrue, UNPOL Commissioner Fred Yiga said in Juba today. Speaking at the end of a three-day UNPOL State Advisor’s workshop, Mr. Yiga called on his force to work with local police on good policing methods and…

23 July 2014 - To promote peace in Western Equatoria State, UNMISS today organized a sports competition in the state capital Yambio.Hundreds of local youth and mission staff participated in the event under the theme “Run for Peace”. Different sports included a five-kilometre marathon race, 100-metre…

Woman in Mundri, Central Equatoria State, preparing flour in old truck. According to UN agencies, 3.9 million people in South Sudan face dangerous levels of food insecurity. Photo: UNMISS / JC Mcilwaine

24 July 2014 - To increase awareness of human rights issues, UNMISS today organized a workshop in the Lakes State capital Rumbek. The workshop, organized in collaboration with African Partnership Aid Rehabilitation and Development, New Sudan’s Women Federation and the Prominent Core Council for…

31 July 2014 - The role of UN Police (UNPOL) in assisting their South Sudanese counterparts had changed “drastically” following conflict in the country, UNPOL Commissioner Fred Yiga said in Juba today.“Our role in transforming SSNPS came to a complete halt on 15 December,” said Mr. Yiga. “We are now…

31 July 2014 - Food insecurity has continued to deepen in South Sudan as funding for life-saving assistance has dwindled, the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO) warned today. The funding shortfall is hampering efforts to provide farmers, fishers and pastoralists in the country with emergency…

4 August 2014 - An attack on women and children during or after a crisis was not just an attack on an individual, but also on families, communities, rule of law, dignity and humanity, a UN Police (UNPOL) official said in Juba today. Speaking at the launch of a five-day training for internally…

Juba, 4 August 2014 – UNMISS is deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Bunj, Maban County, Upper Nile State, where, since yesterday, there have been clashes between a community-based self defence militia calling itself the Mabanese Defence Forces and deserting SPLA soldiers…

5 August 2014 - To raise awareness about the impact of landmines, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) recently launched an outreach and advocacy campaign in the Unitedd Kingdom capital London. The campaign, intended to reach a European audience, also seeks to highlight support given by the European…

4 August 2014 - Authorities in the Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State today launched an exercise to reunify more than 80 children who have been living on the streets in the state capital Aweil with their families in different counties in the state. The reunification, which will done in collaboration with…

Juba, 5 August 2014 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing by the so-called Mabanese Defence Forces of at least five South Sudanese employees of humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) earlier today in and around Bunj, Maban County…

UNMISS vehicles on security patrol in Yambio, Western Equatoria. Many roads in South Sudan become treacherous or impassable during rainy season, making it difficult to conduct UN activities, including delivering humanitarian assistance. Photo: UNMISS/JC Mcilwaine