Press releases

  • Statement on increase in violence in the southern part of Abyei Area, call for dialogue
    08 Mar 2022 - Abyei, 8 March 2022 – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is deeply concerned about the renewed violence in the southern part of the Abyei Area. This has led to the loss of life and is causing untold humanitarian suffering on the people as well as reversing gains made towards achieving peaceful coexistence in Abyei.  
  • Secretary-General appoints Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr
    01 Feb 2022 - Secretary-General appoints Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr  of Nigeria as Force Commander 
  • UNISFA Condemns the early morning attack on Ngok Dinka village
    03 Jan 2022 - UNISFA Condemns the early morning attack on Ngok Dinka village.
  • UNISFA expresses grave concern over the development in JBVMM’s Sector one
    04 Sep 2021 - Abyei, 4 September 2021 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has expressed grave concern over the recent developments in some areas in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal's Aweil North and Aweil East counties leading to the forced relocation of UN troops and closure of the Kiir Adem and War Abar team sites   
  • Peacekeeper Killed in Southern Sudan: A rejoinder
    15 Jul 2020 - Abyei, 15 July 2020 – The attention of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is drawn to a news story by Radio Debanga captioned ‘Peacekeeper killed in Southern Sudan”, in which a UNISFA peacekeeper is said to have been shot dead in Sudan. at Kadugli, Southern Kordofan, on Monday, 13 July 2020.
  • UNISFA condemns the armed attack on Mabok village
    16 Apr 2020 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) strongly condemns the organised armed attack by Misseriya on Mabok village in southern Abyei on 13 April which resulted in the death of four Ngok Dinka and kidnapping of one child while some 50 dwellings in the village were burnt down.
  • Inter-community meetings between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya
    10 Apr 2020 - The United Nations’ Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) facilitated two meetings between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya traditional leaders at Diffra on 16 March and 9 April.
  • UNISFA takes specific measures to combat and prevent spread of COVID-19
    26 Mar 2020 - In view of the changing global situation relating to coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is taking the necessary steps to prevent its spread and gear up for any eventuality. UNISFA is keeping the situation under control and will continue to prioritize and implement its core protection of civilians mandate.

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    UNISFA condemns the early morning attack on two Ngok Dinka villages
    08 Nov 2019 - An unknown armed group launched an early morning attack on the Ngok Dinka village of Miodol, 29 kilometres north-east of Abyei town, killing seven persons, (four males and three females all Ngok Dinkas) on 7 November 2019. Two male Dinkas were wounded in the attack while two others were abducted by the gunmen.
  • UNISFA condemns the attack on its peacekeepers
    16 Jul 2019 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)’s Acting Head of Mission/Force Commander, Major General Mehari Zewde Gebremariam, strongly condemns the unprovoked attack by a group of unknown armed men on UNISFA peacekeepers providing security at the Amiet market in which one Ethiopian soldier was killed and another critically wounded.

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