News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The Japanese engineering contingent of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has initiated road repair work at Gudele Bridge in Luri County, Jubek State. The maintenance operation will cover 35 kilometres of road and is expected to be completed in six weeks. UNMISS Chief Engineer Scott…

UNMISS Spokesperson Daniel Dickinson - We are welcoming Radio Miraya listeners live to this press conference and you can also follow us live on twitter. The SRSG will make a few introductory remarks and then we will take some questions. And when you ask the question, please identify yourself and the…

The Secretary-General Opening Remarks at Joint Press Conference with UNDP Administrator, Ms. Helen Clark; Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien; Ms. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (by video conference); Ms. Carla Mucavi, Director of FAO Liaison Office in…

(Scroll down for audio version) Improved security is essential to reinvigorating what has been called the bread basket of South Sudan, the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has said. Mr. Shearer was making his first field trip to the town of Yambio in the Western…

A strong partnership with the UN Mission in South Sudan is needed to reinvigorate what’s been described as “green stability” in Gbudwe State in the south west of the country, according to a senior state minster. “This part of South Sudan has always produced food for the rest of the country,” says…

In an effort to rapidly contain the resurgence of cholera in South Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has secured oral cholera vaccine to vaccinate the communities in Leer Town and other areas. On 20 February an integrated food security phase classification (IPC) identified Leer and Mayendit…

The World Health Organization (WHO) with support from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) have delivered essential medicines and supplies to the communities affected by the cholera outbreak in the Islands of Jonglei and Greater Lakes. The shipment…

The International Organization for Migration, IOM, is providing emergency health care and shelter assistance to South Sudanese forced to flee their homes due to violence in volatile areas of the country, including Unity and Central Equatoria. IOM, in coordination with Mercy Corps, is conducting an…

A five-day workshop for community watch groups organized by UN Police (UNPOL) finished today. Some 100 participants drawn from the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) and Community Watch Group members from IDP (internally displaced persons) camps attended the training. Basic principles and…

Thousands of people hit by hunger in Leer County in the Unity region turned up at Thonyor Payam on Saturday to register for food aid, following last week's declaration of famine in parts of South Sudan. Women and men, including children and elderly people, endured the long trek and braved the heat…

In a series of incidents taking place on Wednesday 22 February in Bentiu, members of the UNMISS Mongolian Battalion rescued approximately 50 internally displaced persons, IDPs, from being abducted by uniformed soldiers. The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, has praised the…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.154