News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

As normal life resumes in the areas ravaged by war in South Sudan’s former Unity State, the leadership in the opposition-controlled areas is promising to respond to intercommunal conflicts and ensure safety for civilians, who are reportedly threatened by criminals. “We only need justice to prevail,”…

Life before 1984 was nothing short of peaceful for communities of Torit East, Torit and Geria counties, located in Eastern Equatoria. Life was easy, inter-marriages were more commonplace, hunting and fishing grounds... even grazing fields and water points were all shared without much worries. “Most…

Nyarien Ochiek Yot and her five children fled their village in the far north of South Sudan to the United Nations protection site in Bor when her husband was killed during fierce fighting at the start of the civil war. Six years on, her family wants to return to their home in Mankien as peace slowly…

After years of sporadic skirmishes between the Toposa of Riwoto and Buya of Kimotong counties, the two have finally resolved to live peacefully. “In the past, our cattle grazed together. There was no conflict, and the senseless killings we see today did not exist, either,” said Joseph Losikie, the…

Indian peacekeepers have been recognized for their strong contribution to building peace in conflict-affected South Sudan as well as for going above and beyond their duties to support local communities. Almost 850 Indian troops received the United Nations Medal for their dedication and sacrifice…

Nepalese police officers have been recognized for their dedication and service to the people of South Sudan with the awarding of the United Nations Medal during a special ceremony in Juba. A total of 345 peacekeepers from three units working across South Sudan joined senior officials on a sunny…

More than 40 traders and local authorities have received leadership training to help them manage and build their businesses in support of the local economy in Tonj. The Relief, Reintegration and Protection team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan provided the training to participants from…

In the murky pre-dawn light, hundreds of teenagers emerge from their shelters within the United Nations protection site, nervously clutching their pads and pens as they prepare to sit their end of year examinations. Sitting academic tests is a stressful experience for any student. But it is even…

The remote community of Rimenze has been through a lot. Family and friends were brutally killed during the civil war that erupted in South Sudan six years ago. People were forced to flee their homes in 2016 because of the ongoing violence, seeking sanctuary at a displacement camp next to a local…

“Sweet dreams come after education. Women, it is possible to achieve anything you want if you are educated!” urged Kousa Rakudo, a 17-year-old female student at Saint Bakita Girls Secondary School of Narus in Kapoeta. Kousa did not mince her words as she took advantage of a golden opportunity to…

“Enough is enough.” That is the powerful message from 30-year-old Nabol Joey who is passionate about ending child marriage so that her daughters don’t go through the experience handed down through generations of women across South Sudan. “A few days ago, my friend’s daughter was taken from her…

“Peace is about loving one another, about eating good meals and about free movement of people without fear of intimidation, harassment or being killed by anyone, and about sleeping in one’s own house,” says Betty Gire, a mother of four currently displaced in Panyume of Morobo County, an area…