News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

A church leader in South Sudan’s neighbouring country Uganda has made a passionate appeal for an end to the fighting in South Sudan, citing the extent of suffering among thousands of people dislodged by the conflict. “The most urgent thing for the Ugandan government, the government of South Sudan…

Desperate for peace, a group of women in South Sudan have resorted to prayer sessions at the Mausoleum in Juba to seek divine intervention in the country. “What we see in the country is not good at all. We have urged dialogue again and again, but no one listens to us,” says Betty Sunday, head of the…

An Amnesty official has spoken out against what she said were rights abuses in South Sudan, charging that the National Security Service (NSS) repeatedly engages in arbitrary arrests and detention. “They have held people arbitrarily, sometimes for up to two years,” Elizabeth Deng, an Amnesty…

The Dutch Embassy in Juba has issued a statement reaffirming its continued assistance to the people of South Sudan, in view of the dire humanitarian situation prevailing in the country. “The release was issued to assure the people that we stand by them, and that we stand ready to support any…

The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is establishing a community radio in Yirol West County, of Eastern Lakes. The UNESCO-funded project will target the community members in and around Yirol Town including cattle keepers. According to the information released by CEPO, the new…

Five runners who fled South Sudan have been given the chance to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as refugees. On Thursday, they boarded a plane in Kenya, bound for the Brazilian city that's hosting the world's biggest sporting event that opens next week. A total of 10 refugees from various…

29 July 2016 - The Security Council today extended for two weeks the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), allowing time for its membership to consider options on adapting the operation’s mandate amid renewed violence in the world’s youngest country. With the mandate of UNMISS set to…

Rumbek was recently one of the most insecure towns in South Sudan. At times when I spoke with people in Juba and told them I was working there, I was met with pity. It was the example of how intercommunal violence can disrupt normal life in a major way. Not so anymore. The story has changed. With…

Poverty, violence, human rights abuses and other major problems on the global agenda have in common a failure to respect fundamental norms and values developed over millennia. When greed supersedes concerns about the health of our planet or its inhabitants, when fanatic attachment to ideology is…

Following deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence against civilians in the vicinity of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site at UN House in Juba, UNMISS and partners are stepping up efforts to protect vulnerable girls and women. An investigation into reported incidents has been launched…

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) which oversees the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement, has expressed deep concern about the prevailing situation in the country. In a statement, the group condemns the latest armed confrontation between the SPLA-IG and SPLA-IO.…