News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

[ Near Verbatim] R-JMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the R-JMEC Plenary, Excellencies and distinguished guests, Thank you for the opportunity to address this forum on the recent developments in relation to the roadmap and expectations going forward. The United Nations supports the agreement by the…

[ Near Verbatim] Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan, His Excellency, Dr. James Wani Igga Honorable Ministers, Governors, Members of the Transitional National Assembly, Excellencies, Colleagues, It’s a pleasure and privilege to be here with you today as we examine the challenges of cattle…

Juba, 06 September 2022: A joint human rights report published by United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has documented gross violations and abuses of international human rights law and serious violations of…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - “I’ve learned a lot from our partners at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan,” stated Sergeant Rezik Joseph, a police officer from the South Sudan National Police Service. Sergeant Joseph was speaking after a training session organized by UN Police (UNPOL) officers…

NORTHERN-BAHR-EL-GHAZAL- If the Covid-19 pandemic retaught the world one thing, it was the utmost importance of frequently washing one’s hands. Now, that is easier said than done for some, as far from everyone in South Sudan has unlimited access to soap. Some 45 young citizens of Aweil, two thirds…

UPPER NILE- Maintaining peaceful and productive relations between thousands of internally displaced persons residing together in a Protection of Civilians site can be challenging. As the only such protection site managed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the one in Malakal is no…

Juba, 9 September 2022: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns fresh attacks and violence by armed elements, targeted at internally displaced persons seeking refuge at the Adidiang island site, located about 40 kilometres south of the state capital, Malakal. Some accounts…

UPPER NILE – As one sets off on the waters of the White Nile by boat from Malakal, there is a point when the river Sobat merges with it before the confluence with the Blue Nile. This is called the Sobat corridor, and is home to three counties – Nasir, Ulang and Baliet. Communities living in these…

WESTERN-BAHR-EL-GHAZAL- Being a police officer does not necessarily mean knowing how to investigate crimes. UN Police Officers, however, are addressing this occasional deficit among their South Sudanese counterparts by means of their raison d'être as peacekeepers serving with the United Nations…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – “We are using music to send messages of peace. South Sudan has seen too many divisions, but we are one people,” said Emmy J Yoere, a popular musician in the world’s youngest nation, as he performed at the Stand Up for Peace concert in Yambio. “I believe every individual can be a…

EASTERN EQUATORIA- In South Sudan, like in many other countries where state institutions of authority are comparatively young, formal and traditional power structures coexist. But how does one hand know what the other is doing, and how are citizens to know which entity they should hold accountable…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - Building capacities of national policing counterparts is what United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers serving with UNMISS are gifted at. Recently in Torit, the UN Peacekeeping mission’s Police component joined hands with the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) to train…