News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The streets of Malakal town came to a standstill. In scenes that have not been witnessed here before, revered Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers walked side by side with displaced persons living at the UN mission’s protection site. Many of those living there, hardly venture into town for…

Silvia Kidon has lived at the Juba orphanage for a decade. Her mother died when she was young and she doesn’t know where her father is. The 19-year-old is one of the casualties of war in conflict-ridden South Sudan where a third of the 12 million population is displaced either internally or as…

Civil society in Torit is calling on the government to put the South Sudanese people’s needs at the forefront of the new peace deal signed in Addis Ababa just weeks ago. Community leaders had the opportunity to express their views on the revitalized peace agreement freely, amidst International Day…

South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement has found 140 enthusiastic ambassadors at the University of Juba, following a training workshop that had them mastering the contents of the agreement. “We the citizens of South Sudan are tired of wars, this time around we want the agreement to hold,” said…

Young people in the Gok area of South Sudan believe the recently-signed revitalized peace agreement is a significant step forward in the process of ending violence and the enormous suffering of the country’s people. This strong belief in the peace agreement was expressed at a roundtable discussion…

A workshop at the UN base in Malakal has concluded with calls for appropriate measures to be put in place to combat hate speech on various platforms to pave way for peaceful coexistence among the communities in the area and South Sudan in general. The two-day workshop brought together over 20…

Participants at a just-concluded two-day workshop have highlighted an urgent need for the prevention and mitigation of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in South Sudan, raising concerns over the alarming state of SGBV in the country. “The issues of sexual and gender-based violence are at…

Wearing heavy black vests and padding, the female members of the Rwandan Formed Police Unit swelter under the hot Juba sun as they prepare for their entry to the nearby United Nations Protection site. The female officers belong to a unit of 160 police officers serving with the United Nations Mission…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and officials from the Jubek State Government have reaffirmed their commitment towards working together to achieve a durable peace in South Sudan. “I expect we will work together as friends and colleagues. We are partners, and we are here to build…

Residents of Bentiu in South Sudan’s Unity Region say they are committed to disseminating the recently-signed peace agreement to help the people on the ground understand the peace process. This pledge was made by a group that participated in a training workshop on the mandate of the United Nations…

Community members and internally displaced people residing in Rokon in the Jubek region are urging the warring parties in South Sudan to respect, uphold and implement the newly signed peace pact. Manowa Ladu Jade, Deputy Chief of Rokon, is cautiously hopeful about the newly signed agreement. “Very…

In the village of Akrogbode, grandmother Ana Mario is collecting clean water from a borehole for her family. She has defied the fear and trauma caused by the ongoing conflict in this Western Equatorian community to remain with her family while hundreds of others have fled. Many have crossed nearby…