Lieutenant Colonel Katie Hislop, is the only female contingent commander with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. She is commanding the UK Engineering Task Force which arrived in South Sudan in May.
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UNMISS Head hails “productive meeting” with South Sudanese President ahead of UN General Assembly in New York
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Akuruel Makuei Maiwer, local artist, gives an impassioned peformance before the crowd at the 'Women for Peace Concert' on Monday, 4 September 2017 in Rumbek, South Sudan. The event, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, aimed to empower women through music and drama. UNMISS /Muna Tesfai
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer meets South Sudanese President Salva Kiir ahead of UN Security Council meeting with the African Union Council in Addis Abba on Wednesday, 6 September, 2017.
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Ms Anastasie Nyirigira, United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) head of field office (HoFo) in Warrap State, is seen with Chinese engineering teams recently in the Kuacjok field office. Photographs: UNMISS/ Manyang Mayom