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WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – Some 70 kilometers from South Sudan’s international border with its northern neighbour, Sudan, Boro Medina in Raja County is the first major stop for thousands of refugees and returnees crossing into…

WARRAP - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently concluded a three-day workshop for justice actors in Gogrial West county, Warrap state. Led by the UN Peacekeeping mission’s Rule of Law and Security…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – In South Sudan, women tend to be the ones making sure that there is food on the table for the family. That task, difficult at the best of times, has been made harder by uncooperative weather patterns…

UNITY/RUWENG ADMINISTRATIVE AREA - As South Sudan prepares to conduct its first general elections at the end of 2024, it is imperative that citizens are aware of their rights, roles, and responsibilities to participate in…

UPPER NILE – Sharing borders with Ethiopia and located in the middle of the Sobat corridor with neighbouring Jonglei state on one side and counties of Akoka, Melut and Baliet on the others, Nasir in South Sudan’s Upper Nile…

NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – The Wedwil refugee settlement is a sanctuary for around 8,500 people who have fled the violent conflict in Sudan and crossed the border into Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal. However, the settlement - about…

JONGLEI - Disputes over land ownership and use are among the main causes of intercommunal conflict in Bor, Jonglei state, which ultimately costs many lives, the destruction of property, and displacement of vulnerable…

EASTERN EQUATORIA - Peace begins when there are limited crimes in every community. In Kapoeta East county, crime investigators from the South Sudan National Police Services have been equipped with special skills to control…

JONGLEI - Women in South Sudan have been disproportionately affected by conflict and as this young nation gears up for its first post-independence elections, addressing the social, economic, and political needs of women is a…

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - For many children across South Sudan, going to school is just a dream. Years of conflict has devastated infrastructure, including educational facilities, as well as caused severe economic hardship…

WESTERN EQUATORIA – “It’s like a repeated nightmare fleeing armed groups who come into our towns, our villages, our homes and our farms, opening fire and slaughtering women, children, men,” said Lucia Alfred, a mother of…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA - Located some 60 miles from Terekeka town, Tindilo is awash with challenges. These range from poor roads, dilapidated medical facilities, absence of telephone networks, intercommunal feuds, and food and…