News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Juba, 1 March 2022 – Grave human rights violations and abuses, including hundreds of killings, were committed against civilians during fighting in Tambura County, Western Equatoria State according to a joint report launched today by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Human…

Juba, 1 March 2021 - On February 28, a convoy of 59 trucks carrying World Food Programme food and nutrition assistance came under attack from armed gunmen some 30 kilometers from Gadiang, located some 160 kilometer from Bor in Jonglei State. Under the protection of UNMISS Force, the convoy was en…

LAKES - What to do when the migration of cattle causes numerous thefts of prized animals, ruined crops, intercommunal tensions and deadly violence? The United Nations Mission in South Sudan invited stakeholders involved in and affected by the longstanding feuds to a two-day conference aimed at…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – “As a prison official, it’s important for me to know how to uphold the rights and dignity of every inmate,” said Major Alex Yairo, a prison warden in Yambio, Western Equatoria, South Sudan. Major Yairo was speaking after a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Mission…

UPPER NILE - On Saturday mornings, one particular place in Upper Nile State’s capital Malakal draws a motley crew . Sheep, goats, hens, horses, donkeys, dogs, bovine beauties and, usually, their owners, all flock here in what constitutes a loud, lively outdoor waiting room. Here, sick notes are…

LAKES – Sophia Piath Martin is a 27-year-old woman from South Sudan with an unusual profession—she is a plumber with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Based in the UN Peacekeeping mission’s Field Office in Rumbek, Lakes state, Sophia grew up fatherless. “I was raised by my mother…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – Christine Joseph Ngbazande, is a mother of three, an activist and leads a women’s development organization in Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria state in South Sudan. “I lost my mother very early in life and, suddenly, my childhood became quite tough,” reveals Christine. At…

UNITY – During her two-day field visit to Bentiu, Christine Fossen, Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, appealed to the people and the government of the country to promote accountability and rule of law. While in Bentiu to assess the work of her UN police officers based…

UPPER NILE – Achol Jock Lul, believes that being an artist is her calling. This 27-year-old mother of three is a singer based in Malakal. But following her passion in conflict-torn South Sudan wasn’t easy. “When the war began in 2013, women and children were among the worst sufferers,” she recalls.…

NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Atong Malek runs a tailoring establishment in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, where she designs clothes for both women and men. It hasn’t been easy for Atong to establish herself as a business owner. “My father died when I was very young and my mother brought me up single…

[AS DELIVERED] Madam President Thank you for this opportunity to brief on developments in South Sudan. Twenty-second February of this year marked the two-year anniversary of the formation of the Revitalized Government of National Unity (RTGoNU). In this period, the ceasefire continued to largely…

UNITY STATE – “Gone are the days when women could not participate in dialogue and negotiations,” says Marien Nyarek Gatjiek, female leader at the camp for internally displaced persons in Bentiu. Befitting her positive affirmation, it was made at a discussion forum organized by the United Nations…