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Eight United Nations police officers from Portugal, four women and four men, have recently joined the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for a one-year deployment. The new arrivals are the first Portuguese police officers…

You are a prison officer and an inmate is trying to escape. What can you do about it? Or more importantly: what should you do to stop the want-to-be fugitive? “How about you chase him? You may be faster than he is. Shooting…

Senior officers in the South Sudanese army (SPLA) have been meeting in Juba with a view to getting removed from the list of shame that bears names of perpetrators of grave violations against children. “We need to be serious…

Colleagues and friends of fallen peacekeeper Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui came together in their hundreds to mourn his death at the Bangladeshi contingent’s UN base in Juba. The Military Liaison Officer from…

Growing up , Lieutenant Nick Lytollis dreamed of becoming a world class vet. Unbeknownst to the animal kingdom, it missed out on his services. It just was not to be. “I soon realized that I wasn’t clever enough to be a vet,”…

On Wednesday the United Nations Mission in South Sudan welcomed 144 Rwandan police officers to Juba. They make up the lion part of a Formed Police Unit from the neigbouring country, consisting of 80 men and 80 women, joining…

A contingent of Kenyan police officers have been praised for their professional and distinguished service to the United Nations and the people of South Sudan during a medal ceremony in the capital Juba. The 23 officers have…

Saturday marked not only the International Olympic Day but also a new dawn for South Sudanese athletes hoping to participate at the next Summer Olympics in 2020. They marched through the Juba national basketball stadium in…

“Some women here are coming into Malakal town for the first time!” Rachel Mayik, more commonly known as “Mama Rachel”, is excited and full of joy as she speaks to the group of women who have come together to learn more about…

Nineteen-year-old Monyjok Malual Marial describes life in Kakuma refugee camp, in the Northern part of neighbouring Kenya, as difficult. After years in exile, he decided to return to his origins in Malakal – only to discover…

Development organizations around the globe are used to the fierce competition for funding for development initiatives. But how exactly does one make a project proposal stand out among a thousand others? In Kapoeta, in eastern…

Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are helping to restore peace and security in the Jonglei region town of Akobo, in the north-east of South Sudan. “Business is good, we are going to…