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On 21 to 24 May, the Ag Head of Mission/Force Commander Major General Benjamin Sawyerr and UNISFA leadership team visited Juba and held high-level meetings with officials of the Government of South Sudan (GOSS).
The Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities have pledged to foster to peaceful farming, grazing, and stronger inter-communal ties bonds at the end of the just concluded Post Migration Conference in Noong. The two com
Acting Military Advisor for UN Peacekeeping Operations visits Abyei
On 14 and 15 May, Major General Cheryl Ann Pearce, the newly appointed Acting Military Advisor for UN Peacekeeping Operations, visited UNISFA to familiarize with the operational activities of the mission firsthand.
The Indian Battalion serving with UNISFA works with the local community to treat cattle through one of their regular veterinary camps in Abyei. UN Photo
Their horns are sharp as knives. Despite their peaceful outlook, these cows could cause serious injuries.
The Under Secretary General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, concluded a two-day visit to Abyei on February 22.
A four-day high level visit to Juba, led by the Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Benjamin Sawyerr, took place from 8 to 11 January 2024.
UNISFA troops from Ghanbatt, Indbatt and Pakbatt have intensified joint patrols and community engagement in areas in southern Abyei in efforts to restore peace and security in the area which has experienced an increase in conflict
On 30 November, peacekeepers from the Vietnamese Engineering Company handed over a fully repaired boat to the Mijak Community. The Commissioner of Mijak County, Mr. Luar Mayol Deng, and Chief of Mijak, Mr.
The Acting HoM/FC, Maj Gen Benjamin Sawyerr, and a section of the Mission Leadership Team, held a meeting with the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief and other Chiefs at the Paramount Chief’s residence in Abyei.