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The recent forum in Juba on gender-based violence was focused on the needs and rights of survivors. Photos: James Sokiri/UNMISS
As this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence concluded , relevant stakeholders made a clarion call: To end stigma, gender discrimination, and all stereotypes against survivors of violence against women and…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with UNMISS in Wau, South Sudan, recently handed over 1,000 text books and sports items to schoolchildren. Their objective: To motivate students and ensure that they complete their education. Photo by Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS
WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – There’s jubilation at St. Michael’s Catholic Kindergarten and Primary School in Wau. The reason: 716 students received 1000 textbooks and sports items such as footballs, volleyballs, nets, goal posts…
Under the ambit of the ongoing 16 Days of Activism, UNMISS' Conduct and Discipline Team teamed up with women's representatives from Gurei in Juba to raise awareness on the UN's zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse. Photo by Blessings Phumisa/UNMISS
JUBA - For 11-year-old Jacqueline Joseph Imanga, songs are always personal as they reflect real life moments. Jacqueline herself had a powerful message to give while performing for a nearly 2,000-strong audience at a…
Police, military officers and legal practitioners in Lakes State at a workshop on human rights and rule of law. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS
LAKES – For the principle of rule of law to function as it should, those upholding it must know what they do, others what they cannot do, and everyone, by having transparency, be accountable for their actions. To improve the…
Ebiboderi Nkeiruka Opukiri, one of our dedicated UN Volunteers in Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, urges every person to take on the challenge of serving for peace. Photo by Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS
WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Ebiboderi Nkeiruka Opukiri, is a 33-year-old from Nigeria, who is currently serving for peace as a UN Volunteer with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), believes that her work as an…
After a life of volunteering back home in the Gambia, Adama Njie took the plunge to become a UNV and Gender Affairs Officer in Rumbek. Photos: Nina Zubovic/Vignjevic
LAKES - Born and raised in the Gambia as the second of seven children, Adama Njie is now 46 years old and a mother. While she had always known that her life would involve volunteering for her community, little could she…
Ruby Awude from Ghana has been a Blue Helmet serving for peace in various UN Peacekeeping missions. She has since shed her military uniform and is now a proud UN Volunteer with UNMISS in South Sudan.
LAKES – Ruby Awude, a 43-year-old from Ghana, has had a distinguished career as a Blue Helmet across Darfur, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Democratic Republic of Congo, before she gave up her military credentials to become a UN…
By being a UN Volunteer in South Sudan, Samuel Emmanuel Osekeny from Uganda is being true to his teenage pledge to serve for peace. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
WARRAP – A Protection, Transition and Reintegration Officer with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, 42-year-old Samuel Emmanuel Osekeny’s work in the world’s youngest nation is the very definition of acting together…
Sarwah Qader from Iraq is a Gender Affairs Officer serving with UNMISS in Aweil who very much enjoys her varied tasks as a UN Volunteer. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS
NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – Sarwah Qader from Iraq is currently serving for peace in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). A Gender Affairs Officer, Sarwah convenes and connects with community members every day to…
Diane Umuhoza uses her 12-year experience as a laboratory technician to ensure UNMISS peacekeepers are in peak physical condition to protect civilians and help build a durable peace. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS
WARRAP – Diane Umuhoza is an experienced laboratory technician with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), based in Kuajok. Here, Diane tells us why being a UN Volunteer is a meaningful career choice and how she…
Arslan Nasserullah from Pakistan is not only an engineer and a project manager; he is also a UN Volunteer, serving for peace. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
WARRAP – Meet Arslan Nasserullah, engineer, project manager and a United Nations Volunteer from Pakistan who is serving with the UN, and for peace, for the first time. In this interview, he tells us about himself and his…
With her customized motorbike, Khana Akur Majak in Rumbek does not allow her disability to define her. Instead, she's a much-admired businesswoman and advocate of the rights of women and the disabled. Photos: Nina Zubovic Vignjevic/UNMISS
32-year-old Khana Akur Majak from Lakes States wears many hats. She is a businesswoman, activist, wife, sister and daughter, but “disabled” is not a part of her identity. She refuses it to stop her from having a good…