News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

In an ongoing effort to create conditions for the safe return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to the locations of their choice, South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) completed the fourth sensitization workshop on the operational delivery of the Confidence and Trust Building Policing…

After 20 days of work, at a rate of 10 hours a day, the Indian Horizontal Mobility Engineering Company (HMEC) operating under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) completed a road renovation project on the stretch Bentiu- Mayom at the border between Unity and Warrap states on 20…

The Civil Affairs Division in Bentiu facilitated a peace forum aimed at strengthening women’s capabilities in peace dialogue and mediation processes. The forum familiarized participants with the provisions of the milestone UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, that calls…

More than 30 women drawn from different civil society organizations in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State recently attended an Open Peace Forum organized by UNMISS in the state capital Aweil. The meeting, held on 19 January, focused on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 which reaffirms the important…

People have been putting their lives at risk on their long way to Bentiu especially women and children, says Angelina Nyagei, a resident of Mankien, Mayom County. She said “We will go to Bentiu to access aid and we will not wait until our children die because of hunger.” Since early in the year food…

The Assistant UN Secretary –General for Humanitarian affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, today headed a high-level delegation to inspect the humanitarian situation in Malakal, site of armed violence in its UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) area on 17 and 18 February. She concluded that the time to stop…

The Ministry of Education with the support of UNICEF, launched a “Back to Learning Campaign” in Bentiu targeting the enrollment of 5,500 school age children. Speaking during the launch, deputy top authority in Unity, John Juor Yoach said children are the future of tomorrow in any nation and the…

Civil Affairs Division Head in Western Bahr el Ghazal says UNMISS is promoting local solutions to resolve conflicts happening in local communities. Opening a two day workshop organized for Municipality quarters chiefs, Mr. Mustapha Tejan-Kella, the head of the event, said, the UNMISS is working hard…

Over 2000 civilians are seeking shelter at the UNMISS base in Pibor, following armed clashes in the area. The displaced people fled their homes when fighting between two armed groups erupted on 23 February, causing about 2,000 civilians from the local population, as well as staff from humanitarian…

To enhance safety mechanisms for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in UNMISS protection sites, UN Police (UNPOL) Community Policing officers on Friday January 29, 2016 completed a training programme for 49 members of the Community Watch Group in Juba. The four-day training course focused on local…

Aiming to help combat insecurity, community leaders from Bentiu and Rubkona towns today met with internally displaced people’s (IDPs) leaders from the UNMISS protection of civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu. Following the first ever meeting between traditional leaders from Bentiu and Rubkona towns and…

A delegation from the United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department for International Development (DFID) visited Bentiu, to better understand situations for humanitarian funding and support. The delegation was also briefed by UNMISS on the general security situation…