News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

JUBA – In South Sudan, a country slowly but surely transitioning from war to peace, this week’s International Day of Sports for Development and Peace had an added dimension, as citizens in this young nation’s capital, Juba, enjoyed an action-packed football match between two all-women teams, who…

UPPER NILE - While South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, continues to navigate its journey from war to peace, much remains to be done to ensure that the scars of past conflict Landmines and unexploded ordnance are tangible reminders of violence that pose a real and present danger to women, men…

GREATER PIBOR ADMINISTRATIVE AREA - Developing an effective and efficient criminal investigative system takes time and effort, the benefit of which is key to the effective operations of any security apparatus. Thus, when the United Nations Police officers (UNPOL) deployed with UNMISS in Bor…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – Building capacities among local counterparts is something United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers serving for peace in South Sudan are passionate about. In Yambio, Western Equatoria, some 35 police officers from the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recently attended a…

GREATER JONGLEI - Every road leads to discovery and adventure. But in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, roads symbolize something much bigger in scale as they are literally the pathways to peace and development. Nobody understands this more than the country’s partner for peace, the United…

LAKES – A two-day forum for traditional and community leaders in Rumbek, facilitated by the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) sought to focus on the roles played by these important influencers on building peace, reconciliation, and mitigating conflict. “The…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - For sustainable peace to flourish, communities themselves must build it from the ground up. That’s why the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) supported the Ministry of Local Government and Law Enforcement in Eastern…

UNITY – It has not been an easy year for communities in Leer, a county in South Sudan’s Unity state. Since January, people here have been caught up in spiralling conflict, leading to loss of lives, displacement, and a dire humanitarian situation. Things got worse over the past week with numerous…

UPPER NILE – There can be no durable peace without a strong commitment from the people of South Sudan themselves. That was the main takeaway from an inter-county gathering in Malakal, Upper Nile, facilitated by the state Ministries of Local Government and Law Enforcement and Peacebuilding…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Some 30 traditional leaders from three counties in Western Bahr el Ghazal – Wau, Jur river and Raja—came together at a two-day forum facilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The main objective of the gathering: Harnessing the influence of these…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – A team of peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently visited Magwi, Eastern Equatoria, where the resident farming community has been in the epicenter of conflict with semi-nomadic animal herders. “We are suffering,” stated Beda Makwe, a…

JUBA - As subnational violence surges in parts of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, communities here are also grappling with a deepening humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by climate change and COVID-19. Additionally, recent weeks have seen increased political tensions and competition. It is…