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CENTRAL EQUATORIA – “As partners in providing security and safety to the civilian population, we have a collective responsibility to work together amicably and build trust,” said Angelo Lodo Daya, security adviser at the…

Greater Pibor Administrative Area – “Effective prisoner rehabilitation remains one of the biggest concerns for us and our national prisons counterparts in South Sudan,” reveals Barbrah Nyamasoka. Barbrah is a corrections…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - A military court has officially begun in Wau, the capital of South Sudan's Western Bahr El Ghazal, to hear cases related to allegations of serious misconduct by uniformed personnel from the South…

UPPER NILE - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently provided an orientation on recognizing and preventing conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) to members of civil society, the State Human Rights…

UPPER NILE – As security concerns continue in parts of Upper Nile state, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is making every effort to protect civilians and boost community confidence. As an example—Blue…

JONGLEI – “It’s increasingly difficult for us to provide essential medication to patients, whether in hospitals or smaller clinics,” reveals Dr. Bol Chaw. Dr. Chaw is the medical director at Bor State Hospital in Jonglei…

LAKES – As morning breaks, the vast and open plains of South Sudan’s Lakes state are filled with sounds of cattle and the overwhelming smell of smoke. It is at this relatively quiet time, that a team from the United Nations…

UPPER NILE – “Gender equality concerns both women and men,” says Tut Munnendiny, father of two daughters and three sons. “I believe women’s rights are human rights and we shouldn’t treat the struggle for gender equality as…

WARRAP – Women and men in chains approach an improvised justice bench next to the main prison in Lietnhom, the county headquarters of Gogrial East, Warrap. Exhaustion is writ large on their faces. These prisoners have waited…

JUBA - Schoolchildren are calling on the government to prioritize education to secure their future as they met to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Juba, South Sudan. At an all-day jamboree hosted by Radio Miraya…

While the residents of Uror Country continue to be plagued by cattle raids, revenge killings, and the mobilization of armed youth, the region has become a major destination for displaced families seeking to return and rebuild…

Abuk Buol is a survivor in every sense of the word. The 39-year-old endured horrific sexual violence, brutality and was forced from her home in Bor during the civil war that ravaged South Sudan. “I struggled to cope with what…