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UNISFA Statement on increased inter-communal violence in the southern part of Abyei.
Abyei, 01 February 2023 - The United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei strongly condemns the renewed intercommunal violence which is threatening the security situation in and around the southern part of the Abyei box. According to the latest reports by local authorities, on 27 January, a…
Parties agree to hasten the Implementation of decisions during JPSM meeting in Juba
Abyei, 27 January 2023 – UNISFA welcomes the decisions reached during the ordinary session of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM) meeting of 18 January 2023 and is encouraged by the parties’ “unwavering commitment to the full implementation of the Cooperation Agreements and the…
UNISFA Condemns the Murder of two Misseriyas in Abyei
Abyei, 08 January 2023. On 6 January 2023, a joint UNISFA search team, in collaboration with representatives of the Abyei Community Protection Committee (CPC), recovered the dead bodies of the two missing Misseriya traders, who were abducted on 30 December 2022. Both murdered bodies were found on…
UNISFA Condemns the Twic attack on Rumamier Village, Abyei Administrative Area
Abyei, 05 January 2023 Corrigendum – A combined armed group of Nuer and Twic Dinka launched an early morning attack on the Rumamier village, in sector south of the Abyei Box, killing at least fourteen persons and injuring four others (all Ngok Dinkas) while some 37 houses in the village were burnt…
UNISFA marks anniversary of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security in Abyei
Abyei, 31 October 2022 – In marking the anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has reiterated the mission’s commitment to upholding the priorities of the Action for…
UNISFA Condemns renewed attacks in Abyei
Abyei, 26 September 2022 – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is greatly alarmed and deeply disturbed by the renewed clashes between the Twik and Ngok Dinka communities taking place in Agok in the Sector South area, 28 kilometres from Abyei town. A report received by UNISFA…
GHANBATT donates assorted relief materials to women group in Marial Achak
Abyei, 22 August 2022 – The CIMIC Team of the Ghanian Battalion (GHANBATT) led by the Officer Commanding Marial Achak COB, Capt. SO Sarkodie, recently donated some assorted relief items to the Marial Achak Women Association in the Marial Achak Village. The donation, comprising of T-Shirts…
History Made as UNISFA Establishes Community Protection Committee in Northern Abyei
Abyei, 30 June 2022 – Over seven hundred people yesterday, gathered in Diffra to witness the inauguration of the Community Protection Committee (CPC) system in the Northern Sector of the Abyei Area to enhance the rule of law in the absence of the Joint Abyei Police Service as provided for in the 20…
UNISFA Brokers Peace Accord Between The Two Communities In Abyei
19 May 2022, Entebbe, Uganda – In a major breakthrough, the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka traditional leaders have signed a peace accord reiterating their commitment to achieving lasting peace in Abyei Area. The leaders committed to advocating for inter-community dialogue to promote the protection of…
Traditional Leaders Peace Conference provides a platform for dialogue
Entebbe, Uganda, 17 May 2022 - The Joint Traditional Leaders’ Peace Conference, bringing together thirty leaders from the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities in Abyei, officially opened in Entebbe, Uganda on 17 May 2022. The three-day conference has been convened by UNISFA to facilitate dialogue…