News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

A two-day refresher course for child protection officers in Torit, Eastern Equatoria, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), reviewed the gaps in implementing the action plan to end grave violations against children during armed conflict. “Children are a vulnerable, yet…

Juba, 10 November 2021: A press statement claiming that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is “withdrawing” its security presence from the Protection of Civilians site in Malakal is incorrect and risks causing unnecessary concern among the displaced community. The inaccurate press statement…

United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers are very special. They deploy from their home countries to UN Peacekeeping missions across the world, helping achieve complex mandates while building capacities among local policing counterparts in conflict-ridden societies. In the United Nations Mission in…

A recent shootout in Nabiapai, a border town between South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which resulted in the death of three people and injuries to others, has increased tensions among citizens here. “When we heard the gunshots ring, everybody ran to the bush…

“The current flooding across Unity state has had a devastating impact on people’s lives,” says Hiroko Hirahara, Head of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) Field Office in Bentiu. “Homes have been destroyed, crop cycles and harvests ruined, and displaced civilians are desperately…

“Understanding the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan will improve our working relationship with peacekeepers on the ground,” said Mijok Miabek Gum, Commissioner of Jau county in Ruweng Administrative Area. “This will help us protect our own communities better,” he added. “As South…

Rule of law actors in Bor, Jonglei, have been trained on preventing, investigating, and prosecuting cases related to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Local police, judges and members of the judiciary, investigators, prosecutors, special protection investigation personnel, customary court…

YAMBIO - Listening. Asking questions. Robust discussions. And an informative quiz. These were the highlights of a two-day workshop in Western Equatoria attended by 20 women’s representatives and members of the South Sudan National Police Service where they shared ideas, knowledge and challenges…

MALAKAL - Ensuring women’s full and equal participation in security and rule of law apparatus across South Sudan is vital in safeguarding the rights of women and girls. “We have learnt today here that as women in uniform, our role is crucial for community members. It is incumbent upon us to use our…

IRUBE - Irube cantonment site, located in Eastern Equatoria, is one of four such sites in the state, and home to several personnel of the Sudan People's Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-iO) waiting to join the Necessary Unified Force in service of their country. This group of SPLA-iO forces are…

BOR - Across the world, social workers play an irreplaceable role. They are the collective conscience of a society as they work tirelessly to improve people's lives, promote human rights and overall wellbeing. Most importantly, they fill gaps in necessary services that governments are unable to…

WAU - This week, the United Nation’s top envoy in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, visited Western Bahr El Ghazal where he travelled to a training center for uniformed personnel in the state to examine issues and challenges faced by South Sudanese military officers at these centers and take efforts to…