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GREATER PIBOR - Greater Pibor is rich with vibrant cultural traditions and history.
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A mobile court in Greater Pibor, South Sudan, supported by UNMISS and the South Sudan Reconciliation, Stabilization, Resilience Trust Fund, has resolved 26 criminal and civil cases, bringing justice to a place where it has been absent for far too long. Photo: UNMISS.
In Central Equatoria, sport is changing lives and promoting peace, motivating youth to steer clear of crime, concentrate on their education, and securing a better future. Photo: Chaplain Nemaya/UNMISS.
Ajok is a maternity nurse at Bor Central Prison. A master in balancing family with work, she participated in UNMISS gender-responsiveness training for prison officers while breastfeeding her own child, proving that motherhood is no barrier to career development. Photo: Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS.
Aptly named, Hope, overcomes insecurity and dire humanitarian conditions to attend school in the Bentiu displacement camp every single day, in pursuit of her dream to be a public speaker. Photo: UNMISS.
UNMISS peacekeepers from South Korea are working with the local university to implement high-tech farming techniques and train local communities to boost food production and resilience in Jonglei and Greater Pibor. Photo: UNMISS.
In Kuajok, representatives from six counties met for three days to discuss improving coordination and connections between the state capital and remote communities. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS.
A strategic communication workshop hosted by UNMISS in Wau helped empower women-led organizations by providing strategies and tools to enhance their visibility and amplify their voices. Photo: Busang Davies Maruping/UNMISS.
At a workshop hosted by UNMISS and partners, influential leaders from Western Equatoria urged the establishment of a traditional justice mechanism to hold those responsible for violence accountable. Photo: Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS.
As communities in Pibor face the double threat of insecurity and flooding, UNMISS is providing protection through intensified peacekeeping patrols and constructing a network of dykes.
In Warrap State, increased intercommunal conflict is causing immense harm. In response, #UNMISS has increased its peacekeeping patrols to provide protective presence and assess community needs.