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“Quiet.” The voice of the head of the UN Mine Action Service in South Sudan rings out across the open field. “Firing.” Silence. Then a loud thud is heard in the distance. “Good, I’m happy with that result.” For the crowd…

The sun has just dragged itself above the Juba horizon for another day of relentless roasting. Yet this is not your average, uneventful day. At least not for 466 students staying and studying at the protection site for the…

Residents of Anyidi in the Jonglei region have applauded the South Korean contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for providing them with medical services during a recent visit to the town. “It is…

A school bell rings out in Malakal. It is the first time since 2013 that this particular bell, which signals the start of the South Sudan school certificate exams, has been heard here. So momentous is this occasion that one…

An incapacitated hospital is a sad sight. After five years out of service, it gives disgrace a face. Unless, of course, Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan comes to the rescue. Such has…

Limited or non-existent police presence in rural areas in South Sudan make it increasingly difficult to respond to critical security threats in these hard-to-access communities. “We are aware that the police are understaffed…

Following a series of consultations among residents of the Twic area in South Sudan’s northwestern Bahr El Ghazal region, it has been tentatively decided that Mayen-Abun will remain the capital. The declaration was made on 5…

The two nomadic communities of Rup and Pakam in the Western Lakes region have negotiated and pledged to end decades of intercommunal violence of cattle raids and deadly revenge attacks. Returning stolen cows and increasing…

The people of Motti, a village in Eastern Equatoria, have been through a few dark years since 2016, when violence put an end to life as they knew it and forced them to flee. Now, the revitalized peace agreement seems to be…

“Our 2019 should begin with a new page of love for one another. I know, it is not easy to forgive, but if I can forgive the leaders of our country for making me a widow in 2013, why can’t we all forgive one another for the…

Confidence and trust-building, the bedrock for the implementation of the negotiated Revitalized Peace Agreement, were the focus at a meeting between the South Sudan People's Defense Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation…

Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan spent part of their spare Christmas time at two orphanages in Torit, bringing a bit of joy and gifts to the children staying there. “We were brought here…