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Rule of law actors in Bor, Jonglei, have been trained on preventing, investigating, and prosecuting cases related to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Local police, judges and members of the judiciary, investigators…

“Understanding the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan will improve our working relationship with peacekeepers on the ground,” said Mijok Miabek Gum, Commissioner of Jau county in Ruweng Administrative Area.…

“The current flooding across Unity state has had a devastating impact on people’s lives,” says Hiroko Hirahara, Head of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) Field Office in Bentiu. “Homes have been destroyed…

A recent shootout in Nabiapai, a border town between South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which resulted in the death of three people and injuries to others, has increased tensions among…

United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers are very special. They deploy from their home countries to UN Peacekeeping missions across the world, helping achieve complex mandates while building capacities among local policing…

A two-day refresher course for child protection officers in Torit, Eastern Equatoria, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), reviewed the gaps in implementing the action plan to end grave violations…

“Education is not only about going to the lecture halls, the library or reading your textbooks but also about learning the value of team spirit,’’ stated Father Santino Marino, General Administrator of the Catholic University…

As South Sudan starts recovering from civil wars and COVID-19, this young nation stands on the cusp of establishing itself as a true democracy by beginning to draft its permanent constitution and looking forward to eventual…

“I am finally clear on how we, as concerned citizens, can report on human rights violations and sexual or gender-based violence. I am definitely going to pass on this learning to my neighbours,” says Melado Martha, a member…

“It is always good to learn about a new approach to advocacy, because you cannot isolate yourself thinking you know enough,” said Davidica Ikai Grasiano, Chair of the Itwak Women's Association in Torit, Eastern Equatoria. Ms…

Advocating for peace and social cohesion among the Obira, Burung, and Loyoro communities in Ikotos county, Eastern Equatoria, was inevitable, considering the escalating tensions within them. Although the United Nations…

When civil war broke out in South Sudan, education was disrupted for tens of thousands of children. Many were separated from their parents and, worse still, recruited into armed forces and groups themselves. Protecting child…