News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

A continuing vacuum of power at the local government level is making it difficult to “nip in the bud” intercommunal violence ahead of the traditionally volatile dry season in South Sudan, according to the UN’s top envoy in the country. On Tuesday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General…

Rural women in Kudo district in Eastern Equatoria State have formed a peace committee to address grassroots conflicts in their villages. “We will move from village to village to sensitize communities on the importance of peaceful coexistence,” said Jokomina Celso, the newly elected leader of the…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is planning to extend the stay of Nepalese peacekeepers in Cueibet County in Lakes State. Their presence has been credited for the current reduction of tensions between the frequently fighting Waat and Ayier communities. The UN troops, who have spent a month…

“I feel worn out. I am tired of these persistent conflicts, the cattle rustling and the accusations and counter accusations of who is at fault. This town is the breadbasket of our communities. This is where we share a hospital and a primary school,” says John Oromo, a sub chief in Keyala. Keyala is…

Students at the Bandar School in Malakal have acquired new computer skills thanks to a basic, week-long course provided by peacekeepers, mostly from India, serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. “Learning how to use the mouse and typing my own words has given me the confidence to…

Nimble and robust action taken by Ghanaian peacekeepers based in Leer in Unity State earlier this week has most likely saved both lives and property, as they dispersed a group of armed men breaking into an international non-governmental organization operating in the area. “The swift reaction of my…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has been working with civil society groups in Yambio to empower local community leaders, faith-based organizations and youth to foster reconciliation and improve social cohesion. “This workshop has been great, with people coming from close by and far away to…

Prison officers at the Eastern Equatoria Prisons Headquarters in Torit have received training on protecting the human rights of inmates. The training highlighted topics such as the importance of separating prisoners based on gender, preventing sexual and gender-based violence and facilitating the…

Two former governors of the now defunct Jonglei and Boma States, Philip Aguer and David Yau Yau respectively, came to Bor to say farewell to the peacekeeping mission’s Head of Field Office, Deborah Schein, who will retire at the end of the year and as private citizens used the visit to promote peace…

Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have handed over an assortment of medicines and scholastic materials to citizens in the rural area of Achong-Chong in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State. “I have frequent bouts of malaria and we have no medicine in the health…

JUBA, 23 December 2020 This year has been one of the most challenging we may face in our lifetime given the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all our lives, right across the world. Whether we are UNMISS peacekeepers or citizens of South Sudan, we have all suffered. Some of us have lost…

At long last, a patrol team of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan managed to navigate the rough road to Ibba County in Western Equatoria State. They brought important information on how to prevent and stay safe from COVID-19, too. After several months of not seeing…