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Joy all around as children inspected their newly renovated school in Kodok, Upper Nile State. Photos: Samuel Adwok/UNMISS
Kids in Kodok in Upper Nile’s Fashoda County have reason to rejoice: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has just handed given them a fully renovated version of their previously war-torn school. Next step: teachers.…
When stakeholders in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State met to discuss issues related to food security, there were an abundance of inputs. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS
The directors of agricultural departments of the five counties of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal have urged their government to fight and control diseases and pests affecting crops in the state. The most notable enemies are…
Some of the young learners marching in to their new school in a rural area of Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
UN peacekeepers in Torit in Eastern Equatoria State have handed over three new classrooms to the community of Enyif. They are bound to make a huge difference. “Our children, especially the young ones, can’t go to Torit during…
Smiling faces as traditional leaders in Yambio participate in a workshop on conflict resolution and ways to reconcile feuding foes. Photos: Martin Siba/UNMISS
Recent outbreaks of violence resulting in deaths and displacements in Western Equatoria, South Sudan, has led to an urgent need for engaging communities in reconciliation processes to reestablish calm and reduce tensions. The…
Cattle lining up as peacekeepers from Bangladesh are opening a mobile veterinary clinic in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State. Photos: Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS
Bangladeshi veterinarians serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), have stepped up to help livestock owners across Western Bahr-el-Ghazal by means of a mobile veterinary clinic. Unprecedented mooing…
Youth, women, religious leaders and many other stakeholders were recently invited to a forum to share their ideas with the newly appointed Governor of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS
Religious leaders and youth in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal are requesting that their Governor invest to set up micro businesses to nurture development in their state. They also believe that the state’s government policies should…
A follow-up patrol team from UNMISS visited Rokon in Central Equatoria recently to engage with local communities and address their concerns. Photo by Moses Pasi/UNMISS.
A patrol team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently revisited Rokon, some 70 kilometers west of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba. The patrol team comprised of Military Observers serving with the UN…
Conflict between youth groups have escalated tensions in Ikotos county, Eastern Equatoria. Community members have requested a visiting UNMISS patrol team for reconciliation activities. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS.
Community leaders from Lodwara-Talla and Ikotos Central, Eastern Equatoria, have appealed to UNMISS and local authorities to initiate a sustained peace dialogue. The main aim: To ease tensions and reconcile feuding youth here…
Some 30 government officials in Malakal participated in a two-day training on child protection facilitated by UNMISS. Photo by Samuel Adwok/UNMISS.
“I have learned a lot about issues related to the welfare of children and also the six grave violations of child rights,” said Major Kot Malong. Major Malong was one of 30 participants at an UNMISS-facilitated training in…
25 South Sudanese police officers in Northern Bahr El Ghazal were recently trained by UNPOL in proper crime scene management techniques. Photo by Achirin Achirin/UNMISS.
25 officers from the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Bar Mayen, Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, were recently trained on securing crime scenes, writing accurate reports, and investigative skills such as maintaining…
Some 50 young people in Yei commemorated last week's International Youth Day by volunteering to plant trees and clean up hospital premises. Photo by Surur Ali Aliye/UNMISS.
Last week’s International Youth Day found great support among young people in Yei. Some 50 youth came together in a voluntary clean-up campaign to clear the premises of Yei Referral Hospital of garbage and waste. These…
Community members in Lafon county, Eastern Equatoria, want to break free from endless cycles of cattle raids, land disputes and revenge attacks. They have requested UNMISS to help promote reconciliation among feuding residents. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS.
Cattle raids, revenge killings and land disputes have led to a recurring cycle of conflict in the remote Lopit area of Lafon in Eastern Equatoria. People living in Lohutok and Ibahure payams (administrative divisions) are…