News (Consolidated) - UNSOM | United Nations Peace Operations

Dressed in brightly coloured athletics outfits identifying their home areas, hundreds of young sportspeople paraded proudly around the field to the beat of a band as they came together as ambassadors for peace. The group of 500 youngsters had just spent more than a week engaged in fierce competition…

Zoyia Amou Matur’s love for volleyball began when she was just nine years old. “Volleyball is discipline, love, unity and, above all, it is peace,” she says. Zoyia was inspired by her father, a former footballer, who encouraged her passion for sport. However, as the fourth of seven children in her…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 256 - 08 Nov to 14 Nov 2019

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 257 - 15 Nov to 21 Nov 2019

Good news sometimes comes with problems attached. Just consider Mundri in Western Equatoria: previously hit hard by conflict, relative peace in the area has tempted many displaced people to return to the area – with acute water shortage being one of the unwanted side effects. “We come to the…

Civil society advocates are calling for parties to put aside their dispute over future states and form a transitional government so that peace can be secured in the best interests of the people of South Sudan. The call came from groups attending the “Our Peace Forum” hosted by the United Nations…

Armed forces of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance and the South Sudan People’s Defense Force staying at the Pantit cantonment site near Aweil have agreed with the surrounding civilian communities to live in peace with each other. Residents in the area have been raising concerns about the presence…