News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Juba, 3 March 2021: The changing political and security situation in South Sudan combined with the successful re-designation of UN protection sites is enabling the peacekeeping mission to reach more people in need and build the capacity of local police and the justice system to protect their own…

Joy Mbaraza from South Sudan was born into a family of musicians and started singing with her church choir at a very young age. This mother of five holds a Bachelor’s degree in social work and in this short interview tells us why using music to spread messages of full and equal participation for…

"For more than 10 years I have been using a small, battery-operated flashlight to help women deliver their babies,” reveals Mary Jurkuch, a midwife working at the Panyagor primary healthcare centre in Twic East county, Jonglei. Mary’s travails, however, are soon to be over as UNMISS has handed over…

Samuel laughs constantly. Loudly. Uproariously. Infectiously. Even at the most inappropriate times. When I ask why he is so happy all the time, his carer explains that Samuel is not a joyous little boy. He has laughed like this ever since seeing his mother killed in front of him. His giggling is an…

Female inmates at Wau Central Prison were at the forefront of International Women’s Day celebrations organized by the UNMISS Field Office here. “With COVID-19 cases currently increasing in South Sudan, we wanted to reach out and sensitize women who were at risk of contracting the virus,” reveals…

Adviser Dorothy Nyambe leads busy days at UNMISS. Dorothy is Police Coordinator at the mission’s field office in Bor. She and her team of 27 UNPOL officers empower national policing counterparts to ensure that people living in the internally displaced camp next to the UNMISS base here are safe and…

Building roads is painstaking work. Progress is miniscule at times, the weather is hot and conditions challenging,” says Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar, UNMISS Force Commander, as he inspects ongoing road repairs in Rokon, Central Equatoria. The mission’s engineers from Bangladesh have been…

New York, 12 March 2021: Extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 March 2022, the Security Council demanded today that all parties to the conflict in that country and other armed actors immediately stop fighting and engage in political…

Juba, 15 March 2021: The establishment of new temporary bases, intensified patrols, support for peacebuilding and investment in basic services is helping reduce violence in the Jonglei region of South Sudan after hundreds of people were killed and abducted in a wave of military-style attacks by…

“The ongoing pandemic has exacerbated issues faced by women and young girls across South Sudan,” says Kasumi Nishigaya, Head of the UNMISS Gender Unit. “This year’s theme for Women's Day—Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world genuinely resonated with all of us in the…

“Since we’re now beginning to recover from the ravages of civil war, I am looking forward to our government prioritizing the agricultural sector,” said Assunta Vitale, a vegetable seller in Wau, South Sudan. “I bring fresh vegetables and fruit to the local market every day and I speak for all other…

More than 20 traditional leaders in and around Yambio in Western Equatoria State, acquired new skills on adhering to internationally accepted human rights standards while handing out verdicts on cases that fall within their jurisdiction. “As a community head, I wasn’t very well grounded in basic…