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UN peacekeepers in Bor save the arm of 8-year-old boy bitten by snake

The family of an 8-year-old boy has praised the UN Mission in South Sudan for saving the arm and quite possibly the life of their child, who was bitten by a snake in Bor North county in the Jonglei region.

16 May 2019

UN peacekeepers provide Wau civil servants with free medical services

The United Nations Mission Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have offered free medical services to more than 100 civil servants in Wau.

17 May 2019

Political parties in Aweil East ready to implement “paramount” peace

A rapprochement forum has concluded in Wanyjok town in Aweil East with a commitment from political leaders to reconcile and work together in accordance with the revitalized peace agreement.

17 May 2019

UNMISS partners with priests in Lakes region to raise awareness about peace agreement

Raising awareness about the revitalized peace agreement in his Rumbek congregation, an Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan identified tribalism as the greatest threat to harmonious co-existence in the country.

21 May 2019

Peacekeepers in Malakal give girls a “fighting chance” to defend themselves

Save for the chatter of a group of United Nations policewomen, human rights specialists and gender affairs officers seated at the back, the atmosphere at the gym at the United Kingdom Engineering Taskforce base is quiet.

21 May 2019

Peacekeepers in Malakal give girls a “fighting chance” to defend themselves

21 May 2019

UNMISS partners with priests in Lakes region to raise awareness about peace agreement

21 May 2019

UNMISS gives a boost to judicial processes in the Jonglei area

Daniel Deng, the Bor High Court Magistrate, is aware of one important fact:

“Training in judicial processes is critical to ensure fairness and professionalism in what we do.”

17 May 2019

UN peacekeepers provide Wau civil servants with free medical services

The United Nations Mission Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have offered free medical services to more than 100 civil servants in Wau.

17 May 2019

Partner in Peace

“We are tired. We are losing our husbands, we are losing our children. How long are we going to talk about peace?” cries Alice Senna Philip, as she sits alongside weeping women in a dark, humid tukul in the heart of Government-held Yei town. A short helicopter flight away, it is the same story for Mama Joyce Kela, who lives amongst hundreds of soldiers deep in the bush in Opposition-held territory. “We have heard of peace but there are still atrocities taking place. Why is it that when war breaks out, the victims are the women. We are not happy. Do the fighters fight because of women or because they are just soldiers who like killing?” This is the tale of two women reaching across the political divide in a shared search for peace in war-torn South Sudan. Hear their story and what regional peace brokers are doing to help them.

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