News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Indian peacekeepers have repaired two classrooms at a primary school in Bor in South Sudan to ensure that children in the conflict-affected area are able to carry out their studies safely and in some comfort. On a patrol to the area, the Indian battalion, serving with the United Nations Mission in…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.195

Cattle camp leaders and farmers from three neighbouring communities in Duk Padiet, in the Jonglei region of South Sudan, have reached an agreement to ensure peaceful cattle migration following a two-day conference supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). A resolution was…

Birds and stray animals have been devouring mangoes left behind by fleeing residents of South Sudan’s Greater Kajokeji, a joint UNMISS-IGAD mission to the area was told this week. “Kajo-Keji is covered with mango trees almost in every corner of the streets, and even a poor person can survive because…

A tall, demure girl weaves her way purposely through the crowd of students seated calmly under a tree in the sweltering heat of Malakal – a growing town in northern South Sudan. When she gets to the front of the crowd, there is pin drop silence as hundreds of people watch her intently, preparing to…

United Nations police officers in South Sudan are extending their efforts beyond the protection of civilians’ site to assist in the reestablishment and restoration of police services in Malakal – the second largest town after the capital, Juba – as internally displaced persons steadily return…

This week a total of 35 South Sudanese police officers in Juba are being trained by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan on how to incorporate a human rights perspective in their daily work. “This human rights training is paramount. Without it, we will create lots of problems for ourselves,”…

On Tuesday 17 April, more than 200 children were released by armed groups in South Sudan. It was the second such event – in a series supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that in the coming months will see almost 1,000 children released from the ranks of armed groups. “I am so…

During a six-day-long patrol, staff members of the UN Mission in South Sudan were told by communities in Yirol and Mingkaman in the Eastern Lakes area that they want to be able to listen to the news and other programmes aired by Radio Miraya, the peacekeeping mission’s radio station in the country…

For the young women of Rumbek, education is a lifeline. It offers them a chance to escape the cycle of violence in South Sudan and reach their full potential. However, they struggle to learn amidst ongoing conflict and the dire economic situation, which puts pressure on them to contribute to their…

Mr. President of the General Assembly, Dear families of our colleagues who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, Today we honour our fallen colleagues. But allow me, before we begin, to say how I deeply saddened I was to learn last night of…

Nurses, doctors and other staff at Juba Teaching Hospital are no longer afraid when they scurry between different wards, departments and life-saving interventions at night. No longer do they stumble in the dark, fearing snakes, other crawling animals, human predators or thieves, making the most of…