Travelers between Bentiu and Leer have commended the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for repairing the major roads in the country’s Northern and Southern Liech areas, as they look forward to improved travel between the two towns and better access to basic services.

Cattle feces may not be very appealing, yet they can, in fact, be highly useful. Just ask a group of hundred women in the Greater Warrap area, who are learning how to turn cow dung into charcoal. Increased security and improved inter-communal relations may be added bonuses.

Bentiu-based female police officers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are encouraging the police force in the war-torn country to recruit more women to better respond to cases of sexual and gender-based violence.