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UNMISS supported taskforce empowers youths to embrace change and say no to drugs

BENTIU – At the sprawling camp where more than 100,000 displaced people have sought refuge, danger stalks them at every turn: poisonous snakes, armed criminals, political insecurity and violence, and the ever-present risk of extraordinary floods. But over the last year, drug use and gang life among youth have fuelled an even larger wave of crime and lawlessness, prompting parents and the Community High Committee to beseech authorities and UNMISS…

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The United Nations Mission works with the people of South Sudan to protect civilians and build durable peace.

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.