News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Twenty women who represent civil society across South Sudan gathered for the National Women Peace Forum to review the status of implementation of recommendations from the last year and to discuss and agree on their common concerns for peace and security in South Sudan in the context of…

The UNMISS facilitated and funded the building of a primary health care unit, in line with its mandate to reach out to communities through quick impact projects and pave the way to development, peace and stability. The unit will have a major impact on the health of the local people of Moroyok, Rejaf…

Sport is a unique and powerful tool for promoting dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of every member of the human family. It is a driving force for positive social change. That is why some of the world’s greatest sportsmen and women have been, and remain, engaged in helping the United…

UNESCO and UNMISS marked the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by organizing a colorful and vibrant afternoon of sports at the Juba Basketball Stadium. An estimated 2,000 people thoroughly enjoyed the commemorations. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…

To increase the collaboration between different branches of the government protecting civilians, the UNMISS facilitated a two-day workshop in Rumbek town. Participants were drawn from the three arms of the government, as well as youth, women and civil society organizations. “We have felt that it is…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on 31 March 2016 held the Women’s Peace Conference in Bor, Jonglei which brought together different women groups from the protection of civilians’ site (PoC) and Bor town. About 40 women participated in the conference which aimed at promoting…

First Vice President Riek Machar on Sunday pledged a commitment by the new government to combat sexual violence and other forms of abuses committed by organs belonging to the security sector. His promise was delivered as he met Zainab Bangura, the UN Special Envoy on sexual violence in conflict. Ms…

A ‘Sports for Peace and Unity’ football competition kicked off in the Malakal PoC site under the theme; “Together for a peaceful nation.” The activity is part of an UNMISS quick impact project to harmonize and stabilize the security situation. The initiative is funded by the UNMISS RRP section and…

The head of the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division (CAD) in Western Equatoria met with the top authority of the Government in Yambio to discuss the way forward and how they can support the implementation of the signed peace deal between the Government and South Sudan National Liberation Movement-IO…

UNMISS Civil Affairs Division in collaboration with VISTAS (Services Delivery) organized two day workshop for Traditional leaders in Bentiu on conflict transformation and reconciliation to empower them with skills in aiding reconciliation in their communities. The UNMISS Head of field office in…

The UNMISS Relief, Reintegration and Protection (RRP) organized a workshop for IDP Community leaders in the PoC site in Malakal. The workshop is part of a series of workshops that the UNMISS, through RRP, is organizing to focus specifically on incidents of tension and conflict related to service…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to clarify remarks attributed to the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, during a briefing to the Security Council in New York on December 2, as reported by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on December…