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“They took me to the bush, sexually assaulted me, applied witchcraft on me, and told me to kill people.” This woman was only 15 years old when she was abducted during conflict in Western Equatoria. She endured months of…

JONGLEI – The best way to resolve tensions is through dialogue and trust-building. That’s why the United Nations Mission in South Sudan brought together community members from areas around Nyirol County, not just to address…

WESTERN EQUATORIA - Heavy rains and insecurity have left communities in Ibba County in Western Equatoria State even more isolated than before. Determined to reach them, a recent UNMISS patrol travelled day and night on a…

MABAN – As climate shocks, such as flooding and drought, cause havoc across South Sudan, communities are coming together to find shared practical solutions to prepare for and manage the impact. In Upper Nile, a “Peace Talks”…

BENTIU, UNITY STATE – “I told my son that if he continued down the same path, he would be dead within the next year.” Sixty-three-year-old James Kuol sits on a narrow wood-framed string-mattress-bed next to his wife Rhoda…

BAZUNGUA - In Bazungua, residents crave peace so they can farm without fear, seize the opportunities offered by education, and build the better future they have craved for so long. They believe this peace can only be built by…

BENTIU – In Unity State, the climate crisis is the one constant in residents’ lives. For years, they have been subjected to the devastating impact of ever-increasing water levels caused by persistent, extraordinary flooding…

OTALLO - Under the shade of a large tree beside the airstrip at the Anyuak Kingdom headquarters in Otallo, Greater Pibor, community leaders gather for a conversation about peace, unity and the future of their community. The…

BENTIU, UNITY STATE - In a makeshift courtroom inside a police station in South Sudan’s largest camp for displaced families, a young woman stares into her lap. Her hands are clasped together; her fingers twitch nervously. A…

BENTIU – At the sprawling camp where more than 100,000 displaced people have sought refuge, danger stalks them at every turn: poisonous snakes, armed criminals, political insecurity and violence, and the ever-present risk of…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - It was always going to be a challenging journey, navigating 266 kilometers of rough terrain, military checkpoints, and other risks on the road to remote Chukudum in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan. But what…

JONGLEI – Across Jonglei, cattle raids can quickly become more than the loss of livestock. Lives are lost. Homes are destroyed. Families are displaced. Retaliatory attacks follow and the vicious cycle of violence continues…