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United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers serving with UNMISS recently trained their counterparts from the South Sudan Police Service in Juba on interviewing minors who have survived sexual or gender-based violence while being…

To govern well is easier said than done. If you are an inexperienced politician in the world’s youngest nation, to be perfectly familiar with your role and know how to cooperate and build trust among citizens are even more…

Rita Charles Unango a returnee from Bagari Jedid, is among innumerable young people who missed out on education and training due to conflict in South Sudan. She dropped out of school when she was just 15. However, thanks to a…

As South Sudan gears up to celebrate a decade of Independence and begins drafting a permanent constitution, the United Nations Peacekeeping mission here UNMISS, is continuing efforts to help build a durable peace in the world…

Some 13 women in Wau, South Sudan, are now in the process of learning how to cut patterns, design and sew clothes, thanks to a month-long training on tailoring skills run by UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh. Participating…

Ever wondered what equipment that would be needed to prepare twelve teams for a football tournament? Of course you have, and here’s the correct answer: 288 kits of jerseys and shorts, 288 pairs of adequate footwear, 288 pairs…

Sports unite, they say. Football, the beautiful game and undisputed king as the most popular sport in the world, definitely does. The proof? Look no further than South Sudan’s Warrap State, where almost 7,000 people, with…

Preventing conflict from breaking out or swiftly mitigating its effects on innocent civilians by establishing temporary bases in hotspots is a key priority of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Koch County in Unity…

A loud call for rule of law and an end to using physical force against women and other practices affecting females negatively was heard at a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to raise…

Residents in Lasu, a village bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, have long lived in fear of being caught up in clashes between different armed groups in the area. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is patiently…

Early, and often forced, marriages are alarmingly common in South Sudan. What, then, could be a better way to mark the Day of the African Child than by raising awareness on the potentially lifelong scars caused by this…

Human rights and how to build a good relationship with the citizens they serve were top of the agenda when UN police officers trained some of their South Sudanese counterparts in Western Equatoria State. For some of the…