News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

RUWENG – Every year, between January to April, cattle herders from South Sudan’s northern neighbour, Sudan, cross the border to ensure their animals have fresh grass to graze on. This annual migration of hungry cattle and their often armed owners across state lines creates tensions with farmers in…

WESTERN EQUATORIA - As peace slowly returns to Tambura, Western Equatoria, after protracted conflict, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is making all efforts to consolidate the fragile stability here. Recently, civil society representatives from Tambura and neighbouring Ezo and…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – What is the link between, and partial solution to problems arising from, the unlikely trinity of food security, sexual violence and deforestation? Residents - 114 to be exact - of Korok West Village in Juba are now in the know, and soon you will be, too. “It is not only…

GREATER JONGLEI – Climate change and persistent conflict have hit South Sudanese communities in the greater Jonglei region hard. Humanitarian needs are rising, and it is now more necessary than ever to ensure safe delivery of aid to the most vulnerable. However, escalating violence and insecurity…

UPPER NILE – Hope for lasting peace is slowly blossoming in conflict-ridden Upper Nile state in South Sudan, thanks to joint efforts by local communities, state authorities and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Case in point: A recent inter county dialogue facilitated by the UN…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, together with the national Ministry of Peacebuilding, Terekeka youth leaders and other stakeholders, has launched a “Peace Begins with Me” campaign in fixed and mobile cattle camps across the counties of Juba and Terekeka. By…

UNITY – Over the years, Ghanaian peacekeepers have proven themselves invaluable in their service to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Last week, 700 Blue Helmets from Ghana, including 68 women, received UN medals for their brave service in the notoriously challenging environment of…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – When South Sudan won its hard-fought independence from its northern neighbour, Sudan, in 2011, the country’s infrastructure, especially road networks and bridges, were in extremely poor condition. In subsequent years, with help from international friends such as the United…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - More than 10,000 kilometres separate Juba from New York, but such is the power of art that the visions of peace emanating from paintings displayed at the Peace Begins with Me exhibition in the former city travelled, with ease, all the way to the latter. And yet, peace, according…

WESTERN EQUATORIA- Picture the scene: School children, traders, youth, men, women, elderly people, the local chief’s wife; some carrying someone, others being carried by someone else, across the river separating Sakure with Yambio town. Some holding onto an item to be sold, with the money earned…

WARRAP – “We realize that empowering women and young girls is critical if our country is to leave endless cycles of violence in the past and look towards development,” said Garang Aguek, a paramount chief from Tonj East. “If all girls receive the same education as boys, they will be economically…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – Last weekend, the sound of music travelled far and wide in Maridi, Western Equatoria, thanks to a peace concert by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The UN Peacekeeping mission’s in-house band—the Flamingoes—fired up an energetic crowd, asking them to ponder on…