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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…

“We have suffered from numerous conflicts and it is important for us to know how to resolve these amicably, especially disagreements with nomadic herders,” says Anyisa Pagan Amum. Mr. Amum was speaking at an UNMISS…

A group of 60 women in Lakes State have embarked on a creative endeavour aimed at giving them a life-changing and income-generating skill: they are learning how to tie-dye fabrics. Demand for these colourful products is as…

Following an outbreak of disease among livestock in Renk, Upper Nile state, UNMISS peacekeepers from India deployed to Malakal recently organized a two-day veterinary camp in the county. “We were approached by local…

20 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) workers were rescued by Rwandan peacekeepers and United Nations Mission Observers from UNMISS, after being ambushed in Longiro, an area some 58 kilometres north of Torit, Eastern…

Forty young men and women in Aweil have been given a chance to benefit from a three-month-long vocational training offered by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Entrepreneurship and small-scale business management is…

A much-improved road from Bor to the capital Juba is great, but to make the most it, feeder roads must also be in decent condition. Engineering peacekeepers from South Korea are working on making that happen. “This is a great…

“As citizens of Eastern Equatoria, we must leave our differences behind and embrace a unified identity because we are now one state,” said Davidika Ikai, a women’s leader from Torit. Ms. Ikai was speaking at a roundtable…

Boda bodas or motorcycle taxis are a common mode of public transport across South Sudan. The UNMISS Field Office in Eastern Equatoria, in a bid to promote road safety, recently handed over helmets and reflective jackets to…

About 15 directors of the South Sudan National Police Services in Aweil town in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State have received training on how to handle children in conflict with the law, human rights, and the role of the police…

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Day, annually commemorated on 7 April, is even more significant this year. “As we’ve seen with Coronavirus, prevention is better than cure,” stated Martha Akol Tor, a women’s…

Together with local authorities and the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces, a group of 19 Mongolian peacekeepers based in Mayom recently treated and evacuated 27 persons who were wounded during a cattle raid claiming several…