News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

8 April 2015 - More than 250,000 South Sudanese affected by conflict are receiving life-saving food transported through Sudan, according to a joint statement issued today by the World Food Programme (WFP) and partners. The statement was released by the Joint Technical Committee on the Passage of…

9 April 2015 - Due to an outbreak of measles at the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, Unity State, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have begun immunizing children in the camp. The immunization, which started on 7 April and will last five days, is targeting more than 23,000…

8 April 2015 - Education for children in South Sudan would greatly improve if the country ended its conflict, UNICEF’s Ambassador in Japan said today in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. Visiting the area to assess education for children in a so-called “green” (peaceful) state, Ms. Chan stressed that…

Lighting candles at UNMISS Juba to commemorate 21st anniverary of Rwandan genicide against Tutsi. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

British Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules, which has assisted UNMISS in moving about 20 tons of cargo a day between Entebbe, Juba and Malakal, Upper Nile State, over the last two weeks. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

Reading educational material at event in Juba celebrating International Day For Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

10 April 2015 - Following recent conflict in the area, UNMISS in Malakal, Upper Nile State, has received an influx of 4,500 people at its Protection of Civilians (PoC) site. The new internally displaced persons (IDPs) appeared following clashes between the Dinka and Shilluk ethnic groups in the…

Chinese peacekeeper during building of accommodation at UNMISS base in Juba for newly-arrived 700-member battalion. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine

Juba, 14 April 2015 - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) for South Sudan (Political) Moustapha Soumaré visited Malakal today on his first trip to an UNMISS state office since he took up his duties with the Mission on 30 March.

15 April 2015 - Unity State’s government is temporarily transferring its capital to Mayom County due to increased insecurity in Bentiu. Several government officials have already moved to Mankien in Mayom County, some 100 kilometres southwest of Bentiu. Unity State Minister of Information Peter…

14 April 2015 - To acquaint himself with the overall situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Malakal, the mission’s new deputy chief, Moustapha Soumare, visited the Upper Nile State capital today.Mr. Soumare, who recently arrived in South Sudan to take up his position as the new Deputy…

Juba, 17 April 2015: “Peace and security are central requirements for South Sudan and its people to prosper; while these conditions are not yet in place in the world’s youngest country we must continue to invest in the long-term development of the nation and its citizens.