News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Francis Bangi, a veterinarian in Wau, South Sudan, has suffered from poor eyesight for more than 20 years now. Despite all his efforts, local health facilities were not able to find a permanent solution to his problem. Enter Blue Helmets from Bangladesh serving with the United Nations Mission in…

“Since the Signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, our area has been calm and we were able to return to our homes after some years of living away as displaced people,” said Florence Peter, a resident of Rimenze village, to visiting peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

Juba, 11 August 2021: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is concerned at the division that has developed within the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), and which led to clashes between factions in Magenis last week. “UNMISS is committed to supporting the full…

“They cut my ear off and killed my relatives,” says a 27-year-old community member from the greater Tambura area who prefers to remain unnamed as he recounts the chilling tale of his abduction last month, where he lost his left ear and three of his brothers were slaughtered. “Armed attackers…

“Youth from my village followed the trail of footprints left by criminals to Odiradira and managed to retrieve t-shirts, caps and documents which were stolen from humanitarian representatives. They found the items hidden in a forest next to farmland in Eboni and Ibahure,” revealed Andrew Abure…

13 August 2021: IGAD, UNMISS, RJMEC and CTSAMVM welcome and commend the 10 th August 2021 resolution of the Presidency of the Republic of South Sudan reiterating its commitment to the implementation of the R-ARCSS and calling for inter alia;, the immediate cessation of hostilities within the SPLM/A…

Cattle raids, revenge killings and land disputes have led to a recurring cycle of conflict in the remote Lopit area of Lafon in Eastern Equatoria. People living in Lohutok and Ibahure payams (administrative divisions) are perhaps worst affected by this ongoing violence, as a patrol team from the…

Last week’s International Youth Day found great support among young people in Yei. Some 50 youth came together in a voluntary clean-up campaign to clear the premises of Yei Referral Hospital of garbage and waste. These dynamic youngsters also planted trees around the hospital gardens and nearby…

25 officers from the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Bar Mayen, Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, were recently trained on securing crime scenes, writing accurate reports, and investigative skills such as maintaining the chain of evidence. This intensive course was facilitated over three days…

“I have learned a lot about issues related to the welfare of children and also the six grave violations of child rights,” said Major Kot Malong. Major Malong was one of 30 participants at an UNMISS-facilitated training in Malakal on protecting children caught in armed conflict. Organized by the…

Community leaders from Lodwara-Talla and Ikotos Central, Eastern Equatoria, have appealed to UNMISS and local authorities to initiate a sustained peace dialogue. The main aim: To ease tensions and reconcile feuding youth here. “Currently, young people from our community cannot access Ikotos town,”…

A patrol team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently revisited Rokon, some 70 kilometers west of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba. The patrol team comprised of Military Observers serving with the UN peacekeeping mission had travelled to Rokon to assess the security and…