News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

When violence erupted in the villages around Bor, Paul Duop Lam ran for his life, heading straight to the United Nations base in the town in the hope of finding sanctuary. Five years later, the camp has become his home. He still relies on food aid to survive, although he tries to make money from odd…

There is a new push to put an end to the spectre of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan, with a new form of engagement between civil society and the military. At a dialogue organized by the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), civil society…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 238

As the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, an audience at the Malakal Stadium were sitting in quiet reflection as they listened to the words spoken by 22-year-old Julia John. “The last five years of our lives have been hell. We’ve missed school…

At 7.56 a.m. on Monday, Pulpham Ngor and her daughter, Chan Gatluak, boarded a commercial flight from Bor to see an eye surgeon at Boluk Eye Clinic in Juba. There, she would undergo successful 30-minute emergency eye surgery to correct a debilitating defect. “I was very worried. I didn’t know it was…

Some survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan are condemned and rejected by their families, and the country’s Council of Churches (SSCC) wants this stigmatization of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence to end. “They are ostracized and relegated to the margins of society…

Some 600 pupils in Bentiu are celebrating an end to torturous rainy days, thanks to the timely intervention of Mongolian United Nations peacekeepers serving in the area. The Mongolian peacekeepers, serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), have renovated two schools – Kumagon…

Civilians seeking shelter at the UN protection site in Bentiu are demanding that the parties to the revitalized peace agreement demilitarize civilian’s centres across the Unity region to allow them to return to their homes. The request was made at a town hall meeting, attended by more than 2,000…

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 14.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} More than 100 civilians were killed and almost the same number of women and girls were raped or suffered other sexual violence during a surge in conflict in…

National police officers in Torit are back on the beat and keeping a close eye on crime clad in brand new uniforms and fresh from training provided by their counterparts serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The police officers have been struggling to carry out their duties without…

Growing up in Ghana, Private Asiwome Awudy never dreamed he would one day be in the army – at least not the British army. “I went through the motions as a young boy, not quite settled on what I wanted to be, however I always admired the practices that came with the army.” The chat with Private Awudy…