News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Madame President, 1. Thank you for the opportunity to brief this Council on the situation in South Sudan. 2. Since 2018, the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) has provided the framework to consolidate South Sudan’s transition from…

WESTERN EQUATORIA- Circling above Mvolo County in the early morning light, those on board the United Nations’ helicopter can’t help but notice the damages caused by h eavy floods in a fertile area which normally could have provided communities across the state with food and livelihoods. Instead, 5…

UNITY/RUWENG- It was an intensive three-days visit for the newly appointed Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) as he visited several key military locations in Unity State and the Ruweng Administrative Area. “What you read in the papers is different from the reality…

In South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and a place where the quest for sustainable peace is very much ongoing, International Peace Day, that special day to reiterate the wish for global harmony to rein supreme between and within countries, is likely to mean more than in most other locations. An…

Football is known as the beautiful game, but in some of its most avid fans, it also brings out equally beautiful acts of human generosity at its very best. Lieutenant Colonel Vishwanath Channamallappa Gundagi, who until recently served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, is an…

GREATER PIBOR- To be effective, law enforcement agencies need to be both present and visible. With that in mind, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan decided to dedicate one of its Quick Impact Projects to the construction of a police post in Gumuruk. “It is the first time since 2014 that we…

LAKES- Cattle thefts and the revenge attacks often carried out by the raided community claim the lives of many people in different parts of South Sudan. Sometimes such skirmishes escalate, turning conflicts bigger and more lethal, threatening the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement in…

“A heavy rain made the River Mori overflow, which flooded the area where I live. I and my children narrowly escaped dead,” recounts Alice Marawa, a resident of Mundri West County and mother of six, tears flowing as she speaks. She is one of the recently displaced persons living in the county…

Welcome to everyone, including those tuning in live to Radio Miraya. I'm pleased to share with our listeners today key points from my recent briefing to the Security Council in New York, and to exchange views on the situation in South Sudan. During my briefing to the Security Council, I highlighted…

LAKES - Celebrate unity in diversity, they said, and that’s what happened in Rumbek, where the United Nations Mission in South Sudan organized a cultural happening featuring a fashion show, songs and dance performances and an exhibition of handicraft. To keep with tradition, a few speeches were…

NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL- Most of the 1,000 pupils at Lietnhom primary school in Aweil East County where they have had to deal with soggy textbooks, withering leaves suddenly falling down to cover their eyes and pens and notebooks being blown away by almighty winds. Their days of studying under a…

BAHR EL GHAZAL- In countries, like South Sudan, where formal and informal and traditional justice systems coexist, how can the two cooperate and complement each other better, and how can the use of the local knowledge of traditional leaders be improved? These were the questions being thoroughly…