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Bangladeshi peacekeepers improve education for Wau children by training their teachers

Bangladeshi peacekeepers have taken time out from their official duties protecting civilians in Wau to help improve the education system for local children by training their teachers.

13 Feb 2020

Residents abandon homes over continued presence of pastoralists in Eastern Equatoria

Residents of a community in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan have temporarily abandoned their homes out of fear that conflict will develop between local farmers and pastoralists who have migrated to the area seeking grazing pasture and water for their cattle.

13 Feb 2020

Community leaders at UNMISS protection site in Wau trained in dispute resolution

Newly elected community leaders at the United Nations protection site in the Wau area have completed training in how to protect vulnerable civilians, mitigate conflict and help resolve disputes.

13 Feb 2020

From policeman to army priest - How one man’s dedication to service brought him to South Sudan

What do the police force, the army and priesthood have in common? One person. Reverend Major Andy Earl – or just Padre Earl.

13 Feb 2020

Nepalese peacekeepers promote the important role of women in the military as they end their service in South Sudan

Some may think that joining the army is all about meeting the physical demands of the profession.

But female military personnel serving with the Nepalese peacekeeping contingent in South Sudan say it is so much more than that.

13 Feb 2020

Opposition forces in Eastern Equatoria commit to respecting and protecting human rights

Opposition forces based in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan have pledged to uphold human rights from the command level right through to the rank and file following a workshop hosted by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the conflict-affected country.

13 Feb 2020

Enyif community members return home thanks to improving security situation

The return of relative calm to a village in Torit has prompted an influx of people returning to their homes.

13 Feb 2020

UNMISS donates food and nonfood items to Bor orphanage center

“One hand cannot make a clap. Before God, I am so happy to see the world supporting us,” said Alier Wal who lost both parents in 2013.

“This is light at the end of the tunnel,” he assured his fellow orphans.

12 Feb 2020

ACT to Protect children campaign launched in South Sudan

Thousands of children have suffered at the hands of armed groups during South Sudan’s civil war. They have been killed, maimed, abducted, separated from their families and denied access to education and healthcare.

07 Feb 2020

Jonglei women express desire to achieve 35 percent political representation

“Women and men have equal rights and if we are given that opportunity, I think we will be able to participate fully in governance, and we can do anything that a man can do.”

06 Feb 2020

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