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JONGLEI/GREATER PIBOR – K. doesn’t remember her age. It is believed that she is just 12 or 13, but she probably has more vivid memories than most adults. Perhaps, her remarkably stern facial expression is a result of some of…

UNITY - With extraordinary flooding submerging 70 percent of Unity State, hundreds of thousands of families have been forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods to seek sanctuary in a displacement camp on the tiny sliver…

TORIT - With ambushes and attacks on highways fueling insecurity in Eastern Equatoria, this year’s International Peace Day celebrations were profoundly significant for local communities, leaders, and stakeholders. It was an…

KUAJOK – Most everyone was on board when multiethnic residents of Warrap State, at least for a few hours, forgot about their divisions and got together to talk about, and celebrate, peace, and how it begins with all of us…

Life for girls in cattle camps is not easy. They only thing they do is work, cook, and clean while the boys sleep, explains Hellen Kulong, a 45-year-old mother of four from Gemeiza in Terekeka County. She was among dozens of…

"Peace must not stay a policy on paper; it must be lived and felt in every household, village, and town.” In a stirring address to more than 500 people, Central Equatorian Governor Rabi Emmanuel, set the scene for the…

“My people, cultivate healthy habits and mindsets. Engage in activities that bring joy and create a peaceful environment. Nurture yourselves with compassion and let go of what you cannot control.” This was the powerful…

“I was working in my garden when I heard loud gun shots. I rushed to pick up my three-month old baby who was sleeping under the tree and we ran for our lives.” Twenty-four-year-old Betty explains how she fled her home in…

PIBOR – The official celebrations were nowhere near kicking off. The sun, mid-yawning, had barely finished its imaginary morning coffee ahead of a day’s worth of full-strength, shining work. That’s when the first revellers…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – As the rain poured heavily on the roofs of their patrol vehicles, the peacekeepers navigated the muddy roads between Yambio and Bangasu, a village located some 55 kilometers from the state capital. Their…

The landscape of Jonglei is dominated by the Al-Sudd, a vast wetland through which the White Nile flows. These conditions create fertile ground for crops in this severely deprived region of South Sudan, where thousands of…

UPPER NILE – South Sudan is at a pivotal moment in its short history as it prepares for its first post-independence elections, a democratic exercise set to give citizens the opportunity to have a say in shaping their future…