News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Provisions in South Sudan’s Transitional Constitution greatly improved the legal position of women and girls in the country, UNMISS Human Rights Officer Anthony Nwapa said in Juba today. Mr. Nwapa was speaking at a workshop on protection of women, organized by UNMISS as part of an ongoing nation…

Different states and localities in South Sudan are continuing to organize events to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. UNMISS Human Rights Division in Rumbek conducted a human rights awareness activity today in Camboni Primary School. Women Protection Adviser Ohenewaa Ohoo…

In tackling difficulties faced by women in South Sudan, UNMISS has been holding Open Peace Forums in state capitals across the country. A forum held today Torit, East Equatoria, focused on participation of women in decision-making at all levels of government, nominating them to the top leadership…

To improve relationships and engage informally with the government and local population, UNMISS organized a friendly volleyball match with the Lakes State team in the capital Rumbek today. Speaking on behalf of the UNMISS State Coordinator, Human Rights Officer John Oziegbe said sports could unite…

Brigadier General BK Rattanpal, Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Sector East in Bor and Colonel Aditya Kanwal, Indian Battalion Commander (INDBATT-2), met this week with the Governor of Jonglei State John Kong Nyon and key civil and military state officials at the…

Ahead of the festive season, the Indian Battalion (INDBATT) operating in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base of Melut, Upper Nile State, organised a veterinary camp for the local population. On 22 December 2015, a veterinary team coming from Malakal opened a three-day camp in…

As part of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, UNMISS launched a human rights awareness campaign at Juba Day Secondary School today. Addressing the event, Simon Numori, Chairperson of the South Sudan Human Rights Commission, Central Equatoria, said the state should produce copies of a…

UNMISS Unity State Coordinator urged churches in South Sudan to continue the important role they have been playing to promote peace and reconciliation in the country. Speaking at a Christmas Day mass in the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, the Unity State Coordinator Ms. Mary Cummins…

Over 50 youth attended a two-day forum on peace and conflict management organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Civil Affairs section in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. The conference was concluded with participants adopting strong recommendations to bring peace in their…

Aiming to help conflicting parties at the local level to work together to achieve reconciliation, UNMISS recently organized a roundtable discussion in Leer County, southern Unity State. “(Alongside efforts) at the national level in terms of the peace agreement, our experience here in Unity State is…

As part of ongoing efforts to help internally displaced persons (IDPs) deal with challenges they might face when they return home, UNMISS today organized a workshop in one of the protection of civilian sites at the mission’s base in Juba. Explaining the purpose of the three-day workshop, UNMISS…

UNMISS’ top police official said today in Bentiu, Unity State, that the Joint Integrated Police (JIP) programme was critical for UN Police in supporting implementation of South Sudan’s peace agreement. As a result of the agreement’s permanent ceasefire and transitional security arrangements, Police…