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Rights of Aweil women not being respected, says local minister of social development

“We, the women in Aweil, are not having even one percent of our rights being respected,” says the local female minister of social development, Arek Ayii Deng.

13 Jan 2020

Pibor residents upbeat after rehabilitation of area airstrip by Korean UN peacekeepers

A bottle of water retails at 200 South Sudanese pounds or SSP (just under $1) in Boma area’s Pibor town. But that is a smaller matter. To get any kind of medical service, each member of the area’s impoverished population must have no less than 30,000 SSP ($100).

12 Jan 2020

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Cantoned forces in Kapoeta receive training on human rights principles ahead of unification of national army

“We are working day and night to respect and promote human rights in our camps and all territories we control in the Kapoeta area,” assures Major General Yusuf Peter Lotipe, senior commander of the Sudan People’s Army in Opposition at the Lowareng cantonment site in Eastern Equatoria.

09 Jan 2020

UNMISS force commander briefed by sector commander of opposition troops in Lirangu

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Army in opposition in the Western Equatoria region has appealed to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to support signatories to the revitalized peace agreement reached in September 2018 to speed up its implementation.

08 Jan 2020

Government and opposition forces near Wau move to training centres to begin formation of unified army

“Today, all the forces and I are happy, because this ends the war and suffering of our people.

03 Jan 2020

Leprosy patients in Wau had a delightful Christmas, thanks to Bangladeshi peacekeepers

“Being a leprosy patient, I was disowned by my own family, treated as an outcast and sent away from my village,” began Maget Viola, an inhabitant of Agoke Centre in Wau.

27 Dec 2019

UNMISS troops provide clinical assistance and paint parts of Kapoeta hospital

Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have conducted a clean-up exercise at Kapoeta state hospital, as part of their civil-military engagements. Activities entailed painting and weeding parts of the hospital.

27 Dec 2019

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Cattle keepers in Wau benefit from free veterinary camp provided by UNMISS peacekeepers

Since her childhood days in Majok, Martha Agew’s life has relied heavily on rearing livestock. Ms. Agew was one of may beneficiaries as Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan provided cattle keepers in her area with free veterinary services.

27 Dec 2019

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Police in Tambura lament lack of department to handle cases of gender-based violence

Lack of a desk to investigate incidents of sexual and other gender-based violence at the Tambura police department is creating difficulties in curbing these crimes, which are reported to be common in the area.

27 Dec 2019

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Panyume mother of four says peace agreement yet to yield tangible dividends

“Peace is about loving one another, about eating good meals and about free movement of people without fear of intimidation, harassment or being killed by anyone, and about sleeping in one’s own house,” says Betty Gire, a mother of four currently displaced in Panyume of Morobo County, an area cont

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