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Bangladeshi peacekeepers based in Wau and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have disinfected lecture rooms, halls, and offices at the University of Bahr el Ghazal after studies resumed in early October. ‘…
“Many of the community members I lead are reluctant to report incidents to me because they feel that local law enforcement does not actively punish the guilty,” reveals Ms. Aisha Will, a traditional leader from the Ilanyi…
“Peaceful coexistence has always been important to me personally. Today, after attending this workshop, I feel empowered with the skills to reconcile differences and promote peace among various members of my own community,”…
“Many challenges we face in making sure our voices heard at all levels of governance is a lack of knowledge. How can we, as female activists and representatives from the grassroots, know which positions we can apply for in…
When you teach a woman, you teach a nation,” said Chief Inspector Doreen Mazuba Malambo in 2017. Little did this police officer from Zambia imagine that three years later she would win the 2020 United Nations Woman Police…
“When we first built the newest nation in the world, the women of our country—our daughters, our wives, our sisters—participated and contributed equally to the hope for a peaceful, prosperous future for everyone,” said…
“I came here because am sick with a stomach problem and my son has malaria and a bad cough,” explained Santino Luka as he gratefully received free medicine from Bangladeshi peacekeepers at a special clinic in Wau. The…
“With the money I earn working at the UNMISS car washing bay, I’m able to pay hospital fees for my aging parents and also send my younger brother to school,” says Victoria Hanan. Victoria is one of the 18 women who work at…
Indian peacekeepers have evacuated humanitarian workers and are providing them with refuge and support following threats and violent attacks by youth in Renk, a town in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan. Tensions have been…
L ieutenant Col onel Kuong Majoc , c ommander of the crime response team at the Buluk p olice division in Juba , is very familiar with the challenges involved in tracing criminals and responding to emergencies in the capital…
Alfred Futuyo Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State, has promised that his government will make sure that women will obtain their 35 per cent political representation, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have brought joy to cattle keepers in Wau by offering much-needed free veterinary services for their livestock. “I used to have more than 300…