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From gang life to community leadership: Bentiu youth are charting a new path to peace

UNITY - “We thought gangs offered respect and protection. Now we know that it comes from positively contributing to our community and helping keep them safe.” Before joining the Vision Youth Group, James (not his real name) was a gang member living in the Bentiu camp for displaced people. He was among many other youth who feel they have no other option but to join these groups after years of poverty, unemployment and disrupted education robbed…

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Around 12,000 peacekeepers serve with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, carrying out many duties under the mandate determined by the United Nations Security Council, including protection of civilians, creating the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, supporting the implementation of the revitalized agreement and peace process, and monitoring, investigating, and reporting on alleged violations and abuses of international humanitarian law and human rights.

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United Nations Mission in South Sudan

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan works to protect civilians, facilitate the safe delivery of humanitarian aid, promote human rights, and build durable peace.