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Heavy flooding devastates already poverty-stricken community in Akobo

The town of Akobo should be bustling with energy.

Thousands of families who fled their homes when civil war erupted in South Sudan have finally begun returning to their homes in the wake of a new peace deal signed by the country’s leaders last year.

02 Dec 2019

As UNMISS acts to deter violence in Maper, one community extends hand of peace

A brief, but telling, conversation unfolded in Maper on Monday between the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander Lt. Gen. Shailesh Tinaikar and Manyiel Lieny, the Paramount Chief of Gak community, which has been at bloody odds with its neighbour, the Manuer community.

03 Dec 2019

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UNMISS engages with opposition forces in Nyara cantonment site to prevent gender-based violence

“Here in Nyara, we don’t rape, we are organized. We are for the peace agreement and we will implement it,” confirmed Major General Benjamin John Batista, deputy sector commander of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition.

05 Dec 2019

Contestants march to the stage where they engaged in a heated debating contest

Youth in Aweil raise their voices against early marriage

Girls and boys in Aweil area have converged their voices to reject early marriage and demand their right to education.

06 Dec 2019

Meet UN volunteer Ratha Pathmanathan: The right woman in the right place

Few United Nations Volunteers, UNVs, can be better suited for their tasks than Ratha Pathmanathan, a Relief, Reintegration and Protection Officer working primarily with internally displaced people in Juba.

06 Dec 2019

Protecting civilians from HIV: UNMISS takes awareness training to Raja town

36-year-old Raja resident Adam Arkangelo resolved to accept his new HIV status. He had tested positive at Raja Hospital, but couldn’t tell where and how he got infected with HIV – the virus that causes AIDS.

10 Dec 2019

Bangladeshi peacekeepers provide free medical services to residents of Raja Lol

This week, Bangaldeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have conducted a day-long medical outreach campaign to provide free basic medical services for residents of the town of Raja Lol and surrounding villages.

06 Dec 2019

UN volunteer Ratha Pathmanathan(in the middle) and colleagues accompanying displaced people to their homes and relatives in Akobo. A joyous highlight of her stay in South Sudan.

Meet UN volunteer Ratha Pathmanathan: The right woman in the right place

06 Dec 2019