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  • UNISFA calls for restraint and calm in Abyei
  • UNISFA calls for restraint and calm in Abyei
  • Amiet common market reopens
  • Ngok Dinka and Misseriya sign an agreement for re-opening of Amiet market
  • UNISFA condemns recent attacks in Abyei
  • UNISFA condemns recent attacks in Abyei
  • UNISFA hands-over 62 more recovered cattle to Ngok Dinka and Misseriya pastoralists
  • 58 cattle retrieved, pastoralists express gratitude to UNISFA
  • 58 cattle retrieved, pastoralists express gratitude to UNISFA
  • More weapons and ammunition destroyed in Abyei

The Under-Secretary General for the UN Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, visited Abyei on 24-25 July 2017. Accompanying the USG are the Special Envoy of Secretary General to Sudan and South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, and the Director of Africa I Division, Michel Kingsley-Nyinah.

“UNISFA is a guarantor of stability in the region.” - Under-Secretary General for UN Peacekeeping Operations, Mr Jean-Pierre Lacroix. 

Amiet common market reopens

The Amiet common market for the Ngok Dinka and  Misseriya communities reopened on 19 July 2017, after an agreement was reached between the leaders of both communities.

20 Jul 2017
UNISFA hands-over 62 more recovered cattle to Ngok Dinka and Misseriya pastoralists

In its continuing efforts to support peace and security in the Abyei area, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) recovered and handed-over 62 herd of cattle to the rightful owners on 2 July 2017 in Todach.

03 Jul 2017

The JBVMM is mandated by the UN to verify and monitor the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) of Sudan and South Sudan and ensure that the two countries fulfill the agreement signed for unconditional withdrawal of forces from the SDBZ.

Abyei children expressing their thoughts on what peace means to them through their drawings and sketches.

SectorTroops of UNISFA 's South Sector continue to patrol vital points in their area of responsibility to ensure that Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities are sharing grazing land and water peacefully.

UNISFA Sector 1 in Gok Machar monitors the western corridor of the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone including all disputed areas on the border of Sudan and South Sudan.

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UNISFA calls for restraint and calm in Abyei

The United Nations Interim Security for Abyei (UNISFA) calls for restraint and calm among communities in the Abyei Area following the violent incident on 22 July 2017 along the highway of Todach to Goli, some 27 kilometers from Abyei town, that left eight civilians killed and one person i

23 Jul 2017

Stepping up security measures, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) created the conditions for the two communities to interface with each other through their traditional leaderships and peace committees to enable a return to trading activity. 

Amiet common market reopens

The Amiet common market for the Ngok Dinka and  Misseriya communities reopened on 19 July 2017, after an agreement was reached between the leaders of both communities.

20 Jul 2017
Ngok Dinka and Misseriya sign an agreement for re-opening of Amiet market

Community leaders from Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities met on 15 July 2017 in Todach village to discuss the security situation in Abyei and the status of Amiet common market.  The meeting was facilitated by the United Nations Interim Security Force for

17 Jul 2017

UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander meets with the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya community leaders to discuss the peace and security situation in Abyei area and the peacebuilding efforts in the region.

UNISFA condemns recent attacks in Abyei

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) condemns all attacks perpetrated by unknown armed groups in Abyei Area which resulted in deaths and injuries of civilians.

12 Jul 2017
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  • UNISFA condemns recent attacks in Abyei

28 Jun 2017

  • 58 cattle retrieved, pastoralists express gratitude to UNISFA
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