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“I was worried that the United Nations was withdrawing its peacekeepers completely from the protection site. But now I know they will still support us and I’ll tell the community to ignore any rumours suggesting otherwise,”…

A technical committee has been formed to implement the comprehensive action plan to end and prevent grave violations against children in Western Equatoria State. “ Over the last three days, we have been trained on how to…

Youth representatives in Western Bahr el-Ghazal have brainstormed to better understand what role young people may play in promoting peaceful intercommunal relations in their region. They were also given relevant know-how as…

More than three hundred people suffering from eye problems in Wau have received medication and been offered reading glasses. The temporary eye health clinic was installed at the town’s teaching hospital and conducted by…

Conflict or no conflict, flooding or no flooding: cattle, essential to the livelihood of many South Sudanese people, require care and medical attention when weak or sick. For this reason, and while strictly observing…

“I am looking forward to resuming lessons and going to school again,” says 17-year-old John Gatluak who is enrolled in Eden Secondary School in Bentiu, South Sudan. John is one of the beneficiaries of school materials handed…

Civil society and faith-based groups in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State have called for the speedy formation of a state government to strengthen peace and security and improve service delivery, not least the construction of…

A technical committee has been formed in Bor to implement the comprehensive action plan to end and prevent grave violations against children in Jonglei State. “I would like to encourage UNMISS to continue supporting the…

“My father threatened to kill me if I refuse to marry the man, he chose for me. I was afraid that reporting a parent to the police would be of no help. So, I hid from my family at a friend’s house. Only my mother knew where I…

“COVID-19 has slowed the peace process, but the pandemic is not entirely to blame. The peace agreement is limping along,” says David Shearer. “My concern about the delay is that it risks pushing elections out well beyond the…

Bangladeshi peacekeepers based in Wau and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have donated textbooks and teaching material to a local school, specifically targeting internally displaced learners. “I am…

“I’m very proud to be a part of UNMISS,” says Captain Chunadevi Paudel, a peacekeeper from Nepal, upon receiving the United Nations medal for her commitment to the cause of durable peace across South Sudan. “What I have been…