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UNMISS installs solar panels for radio station in Torit

“Our state is peaceful, this is why we are seeing so many development projects. We will continue that way so that our people can see more of the same,” says Margret Itto Leonardo, deputy governor in Torit.

01 Mar 2019

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War veteran at Bor peace rally: “I lost my leg in the fight for independence … but this peace is good, it must reign”

“I lost my leg in the bush in 2004 during the SPLA’s war for South Sudan’s independence”, Garang Goch Garang says through an interpreter, referring to the former name of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces.

01 Mar 2019

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Striving for harmony: A peacekeeping tale on the importance of timely information

The signing of the revitalized peace agreement has not led to the immediate implementation of outlined provisions hoped for by the “ordinary people” of South Sudan.

28 Feb 2019

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Heat of justice overwhelmed families of accused and victims at Malakal mobile court

Amongst her siblings the 4-year-old girl has been playing and sharing smiles as usual, yet something is terribly wrong. Had that not been the case, the girl and her parents would not have been here, at the mobile court in Malakal.

28 Feb 2019

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Acting Police Commissioner in Tonj: “I encourage us to adopt UN standards”

More than 60 police officers and other law enforcement agents in Tonj have participated in a two-day training on investigative skills, gender-based violence, human rights, community policing and proper rule of law.

27 Feb 2019

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Come rain or darkness, police officers in Torit are prepared to deal with the criminally inclined

Rain and darkness will no longer deter Torit’s long arms of the law from preventing crimes or chasing down the perpetrators of any unlawful behaviour still taking place on their watch.

27 Feb 2019

South Sudan’s armed groups commit to end violations against children

An unusual gathering in Juba, and an unusual dose of honesty.

25 Feb 2019

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.228 - 25 February 2019

25 Feb 2019

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Amid growing challenges, Joppa community leaders laud prospects of new peace deal

Women leaders in Joppa near Juba have added their voices to the many calling for stakeholders at all levels of society to pay special attention to fulfilling the needs of women and girls when the new peace accord is implemented.

25 Feb 2019

Children not soldiers: ‘Abducted at 14 to be a child soldier, we faced hunger, ate leaves’

“I was abducted in 1994 and became a child soldier at age 14. I was young. We walked the bush for six years. We were in the bush fighting till we gained independence in 2011 as South Sudan. Some of my colleagues died in the bush, others are still in the army.”

25 Feb 2019

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