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MALAKAL – It has been 14 years since South Sudan officially obtained independence.
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In their search for safety, returnees as well as refugees fleeing the Sudan crisis face a variety of challenges during their journey through South Sudan. At Bulukat in Malakal, joint efforts by UNHCR, IOM and UNMISS have led to a transit center providing short-term relief to hundreds of people passing through each week.
UNMAS is clearing another contaminated piece of land in Malakal from explosives. Once cleared, the more than 19 million square meters will serve as a new residential and farming ground for successful applicants.
At the UN Protection Site in Malakal, residents have turned challenges into opportunities. Bustling markets and community spaces have replaced previously bare ground.
With UNMISS support, Yambio received the Traditional Hub—an essential center for fostering dialogue, cultural exchange, and meaningful reconciliation. Photo: Denis Louro/UNMISS.
On the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, a vibrant event was held to mark the Organization’s contribution to peace and development in South Sudan, including a storytelling photo exhibition of the UN contributions in the country. Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS.
Calls for peace and unity echoed at an arts competition in Yambio, where young artists displayed their creativity through vibrant colors and rhythms, advocating for positive change. Photo: Denis Louro/UNMISS.
After what many are calling one of the worst floods in years, over 4300 people have been displaced across six counties in Greater Pibor Administrative Area. UNMISS peacekeepers are keeping the crucial dyke intact.
A series of intercommunal skirmishes in the area meant that Major Md Mahbubul Alam Khan and his Bangladeshi unit had to stay in a remote, rudimentary outpost in Thiet, Warrap State, for months before the security situation allowed them to return to Kuajok. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS.
Surrounded by maize, okra and bean plants, residents of Hai Matar, an area in Malakal, are realizing their dream of a new life with hard work and hope. The UN family has helped 128 households, displaced by conflict, to return home, by clearing unexploded ordinances from the land, building shelters, providing transport and other support.
If you ask UNMISS Field Language Assistant James Nyapir Oleo in Pibor, #PeaceBegins with being kind. Never forgetting that others were there to help him and his family when they were facing tough challenges of their own, James, in many ways, has made a point of giving back to those less fortunate than himself.