News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Police Commissioner, Mr. Frederick Yiga, has completed his tour of duty. He has occupied this position since May 2012. His successor, Rwanda’s Commissioner of Police Bruce Munyambo, has formally assumed responsibility in the role of the Head of…

Over 60 participants recently attended a one-day peace conference organized by UNMISS in Rumbek East. Some 65 members from the Gony and Thuyic communities, which have a long history of revenge killings, took part in the dialogue held on 21 February. Speaking during the opening ceremony, UNMISS Head…

As soon as the starting whistle blew, 12 women crashed into me, one after the other, hitting as hard has any man ever could. When all of the the runner’s finally passed I could see 50 women tearing off into the distance down the back road of the Bentiu POC site in Unity State, South Sudan. However…

Freedom of movement has been increasingly restricted in a South Sudanese village as the community is grappling with a range of security problems. Local leaders of Kudwo Boma, a village 25 kilometers southeast of Juba, cited recent deadly incidents related to outside cattle herders, a long-lasting…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Ms. Ellen Margrethe Loj, on a visit to Bor alongside the UNMISS Police Commissioner Mr. Fredrick Yiga, UNMISS Deputy Principal Security Adviser (Operations) and colleagues from Corrections…

Strengthening the capacity of traditional leaders in conflict management is necessary to promote social cohesion and create an environment conducive for peaceful co-existence, an UNMISS Civil Affairs official said. Speaking at the workshop organized by Civil Affairs Division (CAD), Bentiu, for…

Youth groups from the five payams of Yambio attended a three day training on good governance and conflict resolution designed to equip them with the skills to manage conflict in the community. The workshop was organized by the Community Empowerment for Rehabilitation and Development Organization…

Humanitarian action can never be a substitute for political solutions to conflict, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in Juba today during a press conference at the end of a visit to South Sudan. “More than two years ago, we opened our gates to provide sanctuary … By doing so, thousands of lives…

UNESCO, as a lead agency for education of the United Nations, supports South Sudan in all areas of education. One important intervention is the work the organization is doing to lower the Illiteracy rate in the country. In this regard, a training of literacy facilitators was organized by UNESCO in…

The UN Mine Action (UNMAS) recently conducted controlled demolition of mines and unexploded ordnance which were left behind by warring parties in Bentiu and surrounding areas. During the exercise conducted on 13 February and 27 February, UNMAS demolished over 150 kilogrammes of explosive remnants of…

- On two separate missions, the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division visited the Gony and Thuyc communities in Rumbek East. The purpose of the visits was to initiate a peace process between the conflicting communities. The two communities have been in conflict with each other for many years, but during the…

Establishing an improved security environment that will ensure safe return of IDPs, South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) completed the Confidence and Trust Building Policing Strategy (CTBPS) training course for Emergency Call Centre (ECC) and 777 Emergency response units in Juba. The course…