News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

7 December 2014 - A two-day campaign to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse was recently launched in the UNMISS protection site in Bentiu, Unity State.The campaign, which ended yesterday, was aimed at raising awareness, particularly among vulnerable groups like women and children, on sexual…

8 December 2014 - People sheltering in Bentiu Protection of Civilians (POC) site must strictly abide by camp ground rules to stay safe and secure, irrespective of who they were, UNMISS representatives advised today. Some violations had occurred and rules were needed to ensure the safety of all, a…

9 December 2014 - To promote a safe environment in its protection sites, UNMISS today destroyed weapons recovered from internally displaced people (IDPs) in Juba over the last 12 months. Speaking to witnesses, including representatives of the African Union, the European Union and diplomatic corps…

Juba, 9 December, 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan destroyed 25 firearms and hundreds of knives, machetes, and similar weapons confiscated from internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in its protection-of-civilians sites in Juba at a public event held today in its Tomping compound…

9 December 2014 - The leaders of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Bentiu should instill hope in children, youth, women and elderly sheltering in Protection of Civilians (POC) sites, UNMISS Police Commissioner Fred Yiga said there today. “The tomorrow of your children is in your hands and you…

Juba, 10 December, 2014 - At a ceremony held in Juba today to commemorate International Human Rights Day, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Loej, read out UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Human Rights Day, which this year is…

9 December 2014 - Although the government had ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), women in South Sudan continued to face discrimination and violence, representatives of the Open Peace Forum said in Juba today. The forum’s members made the…

10 December 2014 - South Sudanese leaders should take a strong stand against human rights abusers and let them know that impunity will not be tolerated, UNMISS chief Ellen Loej said today in Juba at a ceremony to celebrate International Human Rights Day. “Despite multiple statements from the leaders…

11 December 2014 - As the peace process in South Sudan continued to delay, the international community’s patience with both parties to the conflict was wearing thin, the UNMISS chief said at a press conference in Juba today. “Their leaders must inject a new sense of urgency into the peace process in…

10 December 2014 - South Sudanese citizens across the country today commemorated International Human Rights Day with speeches, debates, traditional dancing and other activities under the theme, “Human Rights 365”. The theme requests all people to respect human rights of others during each of the…

11 December 2014 - Women’s groups in Maridi County, Western Equatoria State, learned new skills in conflict mitigation during an UNMISS-organized workshop today.UNMISS Civil Affairs Officer Samuel Sarpong said women were found to be peace makers and could pass information to community members in…

11 December 2014 - UNMISS Police Commissioner Fred Yiga today commended the protection of civilians (POC) site in Bor, Jonglei State, for its level of development and commitment to peaceful co-existence. “I have been to the PoC Site in Bentiu, Malakal, and I know how it is in Juba. This here in Bor…