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Partnerships for durable peace was the overarching message reinforced at an awareness-raising session for state government officials conducted by UNMISS in Eastern Equatoria. Photo by Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS.
“There may be challenges ahead, but I urge you to remain resolute and resilient because building durable peace is a process which requires time and sacrifices.” That was the message to newly appointed state officials from the…
20 representatives from faith-based organisations in Yambio, Western Equatoria, now have a thorough understanding of protecting and promoting human rights, thanks to an UNMISS-facilitated workshop. Photo by Martin Siba/UNMISS.
“I’ve always known that the United Nations protects, defends and promotes human rights. However, personally I was unclear about my personal obligations about violations of such rights. I didn’t know how I was supposed to…
Detainees in three police stations in Northern Bahr el Ghazal will now have clean surroundings to live in thanks to a two-week clean-up campaign run by 25 South Sudanese police officers in the state with support from UNPOL. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS.
“Regular cleaning in our police stations is a challenge, reveals Lieutenant-Colonel Musa Uger, Director of the Aweil Central Police Post in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan. “We don’t have soap, detergent and adequate…
Inmates serving their sentences in Wanyijok Prison in Aweil East county, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, can finally look forward to more humane treatment due to an UNMISS-facilitated construction of a brand-new prison facility. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS.
Till recently, inmates of Wanyijok Prison, Aweil East county, located in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, were chained in the open air. When it rains, they were soaked to the skin; during the dry season, they spent hours in the…
Living on the streets is difficult and dangerous, especially for children. Politicians in the Greater Bahr-el-Ghazal region have gathered to discuss their situation. Photos: Dawit Kahsay Tedla/UNMISS
Exposure to the elements. Constant insecurity. Sometimes feeling forced to steal or sell sex to survive. Living on the streets is challenging, even more so for children. “Every single day is a struggle to survive. I collect…
Dr. Rudolf Maulany in Rumbek has served as a United Nations Volunteer for more than 10 years and keeps smiling. Photos: Peter Ring Ariik Kuol/UNMISS
Rudolf Maulany just can’t get enough of UN volunteering on the international stage. At 72 and serving as a United Nations Volunteer and medical doctor in South Sudan, Dr. Maulany has retired twice. Twice, he has opted for a…
A new out-patient department, an ambulance, generators and medical equipment have been handed over to the Jonglei State government in Bor. Photos: Mach Samuel/UNMISS
Healthcare in Bor has been given a significant and timely boost worth some 220,000 dollars: a new out-patient department, an ambulance, medical equipment, medicines, generators and a special negative pressure tent for COVID…
UNMISS Deputy Police Commissioner, Mutasem Almajali, recently conducted an operational visit to Bentiu, Unity state, to inspect the safety and security of people living in the internally displaced persons camp adjacent to the mission's base here. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS.
With the UN Protection Site in Bentiu having transitioned into a more conventional camp for internally displaced people (IDPs), United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers are working closely together with local policing…
Where there is trust, there is cooperation. South Sudanese police officers at a workshop learning how to earn and promote the trust of the public. Photos: Dawit Kahsay Tedla/UNMISS
“We need each other, just like a river and the fish depend on each other,” says Brigadier Kon Mel Ayok, Deputy Police Commissioner in Wau, about the relationship between the law enforcement agency and the public it serves…
People in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, love good roads. So do the peacekeepers who repair them. Photos: Martin Siba/UNMISS
Trade in Yambio is expected to receive a boost soon, thanks to the rehabilitation work currently ongoing on a nine-kilometer feeder road within the Western Equatorian town. The repairs are being undertaken by Bangladeshi…
A new office building for the legal administration in Jonglei State has been financed and handed over by UNMISS. Photo: David Majur Awuou/UNMISS
Justice delayed is justice denied, the saying goes. Legal administrators in Jonglei State have recently been given much-improved conditions for speedier processing of pending cases, as the UN Mission in South Sudan has handed…
Representatives from various communities in and around Tonj have met to discuss how to avoid intercommunal conflicts. Photos: Manyang Mayom/UNMISS
Representatives from districts of the counties of Tonj East and Tonj North had plenty of sticking points to discuss when they gathered in Romich to address frequent deadly intercommunal clashes in this part of Warrap State…