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Educating juvenile offenders is the keystone in reformatory process for South Sudan
Women in Terekeka stand up for their rights at UNMISS-supported conference
Human rights workshop in Malakal focuses on women’s full and equal participation in public life
Feuding communities bury the hatchet and start afresh as friends following UNMISS mediation
Inter-school cultural exchanges facilitated by UNMISS seeks to strengthen social cohesion
UNMISS peacekeepers from China hand over rehabilitated key road in Warrap-Unity-Abyei region
UNMISS engineers construct 307 kilometer road, boost peaceful coexistence, development
UNMISS forum in Mundri seeks to build peaceful coexistence among communities and uniformed personnel
UNMISS training in Kapoeta results in commitments to uphold detainee rights
UN-led consultations on South Sudan’s permanent constitution in Bentiu include youth, women’s voices

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Educating juvenile offenders is the keystone in reformatory process for South Sudan

JUBA – With the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, gearing up for its first-ever free, fair, credible elections next year, upholding the rule of law is critical.

24 Mar 2023

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Women in Terekeka stand up for their rights at UNMISS-supported conference

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Women delegates from across Terekeka County are calling on the national, state, and local governments to give them the same opportunities as their male counterparts.

24 Mar 2023

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Human rights workshop in Malakal focuses on women’s full and equal participation in public life

UPPER NILE – With a 24-month extension in its ongoing transitional period, communities and leaders in South Sudan are drafting this young nation’s permanent constitution and gearing up to head to the polls for elections next year.

23 Mar 2023

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Feuding communities bury the hatchet and start afresh as friends following UNMISS mediation

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – By signing nine concrete resolutions agreed on at a recent peace and reconciliation conference, the two feuding communities of Yorkja and Jonkok-Papaya ended their acrimony to replace it with a culture of

22 Mar 2023

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Inter-school cultural exchanges facilitated by UNMISS seeks to strengthen social cohesion

LAKES – As South Sudan’s ongoing peace process reaches a critical juncture with the recent 24-month extension of its ongoing transitional period, the full participation of young people in the country’s democratic transition is crucial.

22 Mar 2023

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UNMISS peacekeepers from China hand over rehabilitated key road in Warrap-Unity-Abyei region

Roads. All of them are equal, but some are more equal than others. Roads come in all sizes and conditions, but their length is not always what matters most.

21 Mar 2023

Educating juvenile offenders is the keystone in reformatory process for South Sudan

JUBA – With the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, gearing up for its first-ever free, fair, credible elections next year, upholding the rule of law is critical.

24 Mar 2023

Women in Terekeka stand up for their rights at UNMISS-supported conference

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Women delegates from across Terekeka County are calling on the national, state, and local governments to give them the same opportunities as their male counterparts.

24 Mar 2023

Human rights workshop in Malakal focuses on women’s full and equal participation in public life

23 Mar 2023

Feuding communities bury the hatchet and start afresh as friends following UNMISS mediation

22 Mar 2023

Partner in Peace

Nicholas Haysom South Sudan UNMISS Peace

“Peace doesn’t just happen. It cannot be wished or willed into existence. It has to be made, it has to be fought for, it needs its own warriors,” stated Nicholas Haysom, the UN’s top envoy in South Sudan at the launch of a new initiative to push the stagnating peace process forward.

The UNMISS Peace Fellows Program is a joint undertaking between the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This forward-looking project has one main aim: Galvanizing citizens, especially young people across the nation, to breathe fresh life into the quest for a durable peace through active participation and leadership.

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