News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Sharing skills and knowledge with people around the world gives Liudmyla Odud from Ukraine both professional and personal satisfaction. As a UN Volunteer serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), working in a multinational and diverse context adds both to her learning…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – More than 26 ethnic groups recently gathered to renew their united commitment to harmonious coexistence. They did so at a cultural peace festival in Torit, jointly organized by the state’s Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - As South Sudan looks forward to holding its first ever free, fair and credible elections in December 2024, encouraging voluntary returns by those internally displaced due to conflict and civil war is critical. Refugees who fled turbulent times in this young nation in previous…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Strong justice systems are the bedrock of peace and security. In the Greater Bahr El Ghazal area, which includes Warrap, Lakes and Northern Bahr El Ghazal, the state judiciary, therefore, plays a key role in ensuring that the rights of every citizen are consistently upheld…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Floods, deforestation, plastic pollution, and poor agricultural yields were good enough reasons for authorities in Wau to join peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to mark World Environment Day. Ongoing conflict in bordering Sudan has cut off imports…

**Update for Editors** As of 6 p.m. local time, the death toll stands at a total of 13 people, three of whom were brought in for emergency treatment to the UNMISS hospital in Malakal, while 10 others passed away in different facilities. UNMISS calls on communities to exercise maximum restraint so…

JUBA – This morning, the sound of gunshots ripped through the usual stillness of dawn adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s base in Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile state. Violence erupted among two displaced communities who are sheltering in the UN Protection of Civilians Site…

EASTERN EQUATORIA- Melancholic. Magnanimous. Massive or miserable. And, most importantly, multidirectional. Roads can be all of that, and more. Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have just completed the makeover of the stretch connecting the Hai…

BENTIU – Deafening explosions resounded around Rubkona town last night as a fire at the Division Four headquarters of the South Sudan People's Defense Force (SSPDF) ammunitions depot caused dangerous ordnance to rip into homes and barracks. According to initial reports coming in, civilians living…

Juba, 11 June 2023: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) expresses deep regret for the loss of life and offers condolences to the affected families in the Malakal UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site. It urges community leaders to continue to cooperate with all stakeholders to address…

UNITY – The adage is old, but it still holds true: Sports unite; most recently some 10,000 people in Bentiu. They arrived from outside and within the town’s camp for internally displaced persons to watch a football match and a game of volleyball game, organized by peacekeepers serving with the…

UNITY – A three-day community dialogue organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in partnership with the state Ministry of Law Enforcement and Local Government in Mayom, a county in Unity state, saw an overwhelming consensus: A call for widespread disarmament from residents.…