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Essay winners in Juba: “If men can make good presidents, maybe women can make better presidents”

High-pitched ululations, music, dancing and inspiring statements about the power, abilities and rights of women were all parts of an emotional UNMISS essay writing competition award ceremony at Don Bosco Senior Secondary School in Juba.

25 Apr 2018

UNMISS steps up efforts to help end tribal wars in the Western Lakes region of South Sudan

Machar Mathiang, 30, sits under a massive mango tree, head slightly tilted with his right hand resting on his temple. He listens attentively to tales about the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, where hundreds of thousands innocent civilians were killed because of their ethnicity.

23 Apr 2018

Essay winner in Rumbek: “Women may be the only hope left to bring peace to South Sudan”

As she was receiving her award as the winner of the UNMISS essay writing competition in Lakes region, 16-year-old Khana Kockedhie Magel said that women can bring lasting peace in South Sudan - if they are given the chance to do so.

23 Apr 2018

UNMISS staff members donate food and clothes at a women’s hospital in Rumbek

Aping Kau, 20, cradles her baby boy born in the early morning hours of Saturday 20 April.

“This is my first child,” says Aping. “I am still waiting for my husband to come and give our son a name.”

23 Apr 2018

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South Sudanese students break ethnic boundaries through Peace and Human Rights clubs

Students at Abukloi Secondary School in Rumbek, in the Western Lakes region of South Sudan have formed Peace and Human Rights clubs, calling for peace and an end to violence perpetuated by ethnic divisions. Their friendship efforts at school have so far have paid off spectacularly well.

20 Apr 2018

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‘Give peace a chance; give your children a chance,’ says Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita on visit to South Sudan

There is a need for “all South Sudanese stakeholders to engage genuinely and constructively in finding a political solution” to the country’s current crisis, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, told reporters in the war-ravaged country’s capital,

19 Apr 2018

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UNMISS-funded solar-powered lights save lives at Juba Teaching Hospital

Nurses, doctors and other staff at Juba Teaching Hospital are no longer afraid when they scurry between different wards, departments and life-saving interventions at night.

19 Apr 2018

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UNMISS supports peace and reconciliation efforts in Rumbek

For the young women of Rumbek, education is a lifeline.

19 Apr 2018

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Communities in Eastern Lakes area want Radio Miraya news and programming

During a six-day-long patrol, staff members of the UN Mission in South Sudan were told by communities in Yirol and Mingkaman in the Eastern Lakes area that they want to be able to listen to the news and other programmes aired by Radio Miraya, the peacekeeping mission’s radio station in the countr

18 Apr 2018

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More than 200 children released from armed groups in Yambio

On Tuesday 17 April, more than 200 children were released by armed groups in South Sudan. It was the second such event – in a series supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that in the coming months will see almost 1,000 children released from the ranks of armed groups.

18 Apr 2018

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