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Western Bahr-El-Ghazal - On a quiet sunny day in the village of Kuajiena Payam in Jur River, community members gather under the shade of a Morula tree to reflect on peace, security, justice, and the path ahead during an open…

YAMBIO- As the sun sets on a week-long build-up to the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, hundreds of people gather at Freedom Square in Yambio, Western Equatoria. Some belong to local women’s groups, others…

ABIEMNHOM – Miles of nothingness. Searing heat. Rationed food provisions, dependent on weekly deliveries from colleagues at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Bentiu. UNMISS peacekeepers from Mongolia…

BENTIU – In the capital Juba, the sound of rain usually carries a refreshing promise of brief relief from the characteristic searing hot sun. In Bentiu, it means danger. For the past five years, the town in Unity, South Sudan…

BOR – “For very long time, we have been waiting for peace. With peace, there will be no more war. The time for change is here now,” crooned prominent South Sudanese reggae singer, WJ De King and fellow artist Irene Toss…

JUBA - As South Sudan grapples with a deteriorating security situation, including a surge in military confrontations and persistent intercommunal conflict, United Nations peacekeepers are doing their utmost to prevent a…

JUBA - “In South Sudan where dust meets sky, the children watch the years go by. Our hands long to play, not to hide in fear, throughout the day. The leaders here, within our land, we stretch out a hopeful tiny hand. Your…

LAKES – The community in Maper is still reeling from a deadly cattle raid two weeks ago that claimed the lives of over a dozen civilians and left the community devastated form the loss of large numbers of livestock, which…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - As South Sudan prepares for its first elections as a sovereign state, the United Nations peacekeeping mission, United Nations Development Programme, and other partners are helping to build the…

JONGLEI - During last year’s rainy season, more than 150,000 people were forced to flee their homes as catastrophic flooding submerged entire villages in Jonglei, South Sudan. Many were stranded for months without food, clean…