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“It is true that a child is an immature human being with full rights. We would not be what we are today if our rights are violated in one way or the other during our childhood.” That insight came from Major Abak Mwaka, a…

As we arrive at the Youth Training Centre in the UN protection site for displaced people, several young men and women are busy getting on with learning new and useful skills. Some are successfully mastering sewing machines. A…

Flavia Zisok’s weapon of choice is a combination of her pain and her pen. The young writer has published many poems about the immense suffering caused by war and her hopes for lasting peace in conflict-affected South Sudan.…

Women in South Sudan’s Lakes region have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to make a real effort to form the transitional government of national unity come 22 February. They made their appeal during a two…

Fetching and selling water to restaurant owners and firewood at the Mundri market is the daily routine of Mary Alex to make a living for herself and her eight children. “When I sell water [to the restaurants], I also collect…

Rebecca Anyeoul is an expert when it comes to juggling her responsibilities. She’s managed to raise seven children throughout the conflict in South Sudan while also serving in the country’s army for the past 25 years, rising…

“Criminals, thieves, violent people. That’s how we, the youth, were referred to during the conflict.” The words of Simon Gardino, acting chairperson of the government-supporting youth attending this peace rally at Yambio…

About a thousand citizens of Akon County in the Gogrial area have participated in a peace rally centered around the dissemination of the content of the revitalised peace agreement signed in September 2018. Organized by the…

Rounok Jahan has been breaking down gender barriers her whole life. First by deciding as a child that she would join the male-dominated police force in her home country of Bangladesh. “Since my childhood, I’ve always tried to…

Cattle herders, traditional chiefs, representatives of youths and women, peace coordinators and church leaders from the Guit and Rubkona communities in the Unity region of South Sudan have committed themselves to avoid…

“I am highly honored to acquire the big [UN] family’s medal. It means that we are the best police officers of our country.” Vera Ayensu, a Deputy Superintendent of the Ghanaian police service, has reasons to be proud, not…

The UN Mission in South Sudan has temporarily deployed peacekeepers to Koch County in Northern Liech to protect civilians and humanitarian workers and encourage displaced people to return to their homes. “As women, we welcome…