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WAU – “Our path may be set, but we can choose peace to inform our futures.” A few years ago, Makol Makuang found himself tied to chains in a prison cell in Wau after a money-related dispute escalated. Today, he walks through…

“Peace doesn’t happen by chance. It is a shared responsibility.” This is the simple but powerful message on the importance of investing in peace issued by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the…

JUBA – With one of the world’s youngest populations, youth in South Sudan are disproportionately impacted by conflict, losing their lives as well as access to education, health services, and professional opportunities. To…

GREATER PIBOR – The air was buzzing with excitement as fans gathered in Pibor for a thrilling match between young athletes competing for the Football Peace Cup tournament. More than just a competition, this event symbolized…

GREATER PIBOR – Demonstrating confidence, critical thinking, and leadership, young students from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area gathered in a Pibor town for lively, sometimes fierce, but always respectful, debate on a…

JUBA - Across South Sudan, communities face a wide variety of threats, whether it’s a traumatic accident, injuries due to conflict, chronic illnesses and longer-term medical conditions. Blood donations by volunteers are…

UNITY – The numerous crises that have plagued South Sudan since its historic achievement of independence in 2011 have displaced millions of people within the country and across neighboring borders, seeking sanctuary from…

UPPER NILE - Nasir in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, was once a vibrant town, a place where families farmed, children played, and life moved at an easy pace along the banks of the Sobat River. When conflict erupted, that…

UNITY – Following his recent appointment, Major-General Major General Junhui Wu, Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has begun his maiden visits to field locations across the country. While…

JONGLEI – Some people say education is the key to life, but in Bor’s camp for displaced persons, the hope of achieving that goal is overshadowed by numerous challenges, including conflict, displacement, flooding, and hunger…

UNITY - For the nearly 300,000 people who call the vast floodplains of Bentiu home, the difference between safety and displacement is no more than an earthen dyke. In recent years, climate shocks across South Sudan have…

RUWENG ADMINISTRATIVE AREA - For most children between the ages of 15 and 17, school is a place of learning and hope for a better future. But that future was abruptly interrupted for some 21 boys, mostly from Jonglei, the…