News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have begun a major road rehabilitation programme to improve security, enable traders and humanitarians to get food and aid to needy communities, and to build peace. At a press conference in the capital Juba, the Special Representative…

Support for the implementation of an agreement reached between cattle herders and farming communities in south-western greater Bahr El Ghazal to ensure peaceful migration is being provided by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. UNMISS’ Civil Affairs Division in Wau has helped facilitate the…

One hundred and forty-six officers and soldiers of the United Kingdom (UK) contingent serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have received medals of honor for their service to the UN and people of South Sudan. The contingent is the UK’s largest troop contribution to the UN and the first…

The Nepalese peacekeeping contingent deployed in Rumbek, Western Lakes, has been awarded the United Nations peacekeeping medal in recognition of their outstanding work in South Sudan. The medals were awarded by the UNMISS Force Commander, Lt. General Frank Mushyo Kamanzi, and other senior UNMISS…

Indian veterinarians have carried out a special camp to help local farmers and cattle breeders prevent disease and raise healthy livestock in Malakal, northern South Sudan. The veterinarians, serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, have been running similar camps across the region…

A small community in Kidepo Valley in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan has formed a Community Peace Committee in an effort to stop cattle rustling as well as fighting among residents over grazing land and water points. In an area where revenge killings and attacks were becoming…

Two victims of a wildfire are receiving life-saving medical attention at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan hospital in Bor, in the Jonglei region of South Sudan. The two women, who suffered third-degree burns, were caught in the wildfire while collecting grass to thatch their roofs in…

Soccer stars are usually driven by a desire to compete, but in a special match in South Sudan’s capital on Human Rights Day, they used their shared passion for sport to come together in unity. The football match was one of a number of events on the day, including cultural and traditional…

Examinations for students transitioning from primary to secondary school have kicked off in South Sudan with more than 40,000 taking part across the country. In the capital Juba, 640 students from five primary schools in the United Nations Protection of Civilians site near the UN base are among…

A wide spectrum of youth living in Yei are exploring ways to end ethnic division and build unity in a forum to promote peace in the south-western region of South Sudan. Organized under the theme “promoting peace, social cohesion and peaceful co-existence”, the forum has been organized by the Civil…

Army officers serving in the troubled Yei region are being urged to respect the rights of children so that South Sudan can be removed from the international list of countries that recruit and use child soldiers. United Nations Mission in South Sudan child protection officer, Nora Pendaeli, said the…

Internally displaced people living in the United Nations protection site in Bentiu are claiming back their human rights. Ongoing engagement with women in the site in the Unity region, including a recent workshop organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and partner organizations for…