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25 boda boda (motorcycle taxi) operators in Aweil town of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State have committed themselves to abide by traffic laws to mitigate accidents. The cyclists participated in a one-day road safety training…
A large and joyful crowd gathered to enjoy music and traditional dances at the handover of a primary healthcare centre in Mboro located within Besselia payam (administrative division) in Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan…
A technical working group has recommended that Police-Community Relations Committees be headed by traditional leaders in Jonglei and Greater Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan. Earlier this week, United Nations Police…
A day-long workshop for cadets from different military groups organized by the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) saw 50 participants who were trained on the basics of civil-military…
“Now more than ever, we need to have conversations and dialogue that will lead to a lasting peace,” said Terezina Utu, a resident of Tambura, Western Equatoria. Terezina was speaking at a peace forum following a series of…
“Our objective in coming together today is to ensure women’s leaders are fully engaged to support this forum with actionable ideas to empower women and ensure they have every opportunity they need to develop themselves,” said…
Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) often go beyond their mandated tasks to help the communities they are here to serve. The Thai Horizontal Military Engineering Company are no…
“As peacekeepers, our primary job is to protect civilians who are in imminent danger,” says Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in South Sudan and Head of the UN peacekeeping mission, UNMISS. “When…
The Conduct and Discipline Team of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently facilitated a refresher course for 19 community representatives in Torit to strengthen grassroots-level responses in preventing…
“We are unable to move around when it rains, but it’s important for us to be mobile in any weather because our job is to make sure communities are safe,” reveals Michael Obusuk Daniel, Chair of the Police Community Relations…
“I was caught completely by surprise when armed attackers started shooting and burning our homes to the ground in my village,” reveals Victoria Miidie, a mother of seven. Victoria is from Tinakpuro, a village in the greater…
The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, celebrates 10 years of becoming an independent state in July 2021. Stephen Matut has been a part of the country’s ongoing transition from civil war to peace through the past decade…