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United Nations Peacekeeping
Cultural norms and repeated cycles of conflict have impacted children negatively across South Sudan. Tens of thousands of young girls and boys were displaced or recruited into armed groups during the civil war and have had almost no education to speak of.
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At a three-day retreat in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, politicians, women's representatives, community leaders and youth groups unanimously agree to eschew underage marriage. Photo by Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS
Two new Police Community Relations Committees have been formally inaugurated in Bor county, Jonglei state. These Committees help local law enforcement be more efficient and effective plus engender community ownership of law and order. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS
A dialogue-based forum organized jointly by UNMISS and state authorities in Malakal aimed at building trust between citizens and local uniformed personnel through open dialogue. Photo by Samuel Adwok/UNMISS.
