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WARRAP/LAKES - A cessation of hostilities agreement between warring ethnic groups in Tonj, Warrap State, and Rumbek North, Lakes State, is hoped to be the first step towards dialogue and a more comprehensive commitment on both parties to solving their differences amicably
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UNMISS, together with UNDP and other partners, recently facilitated a peace conference to a long-standing and often cattle-related between the Luacjang and Pakam communities. Photo by Peter Ring Ariik Kuol/UNMISS
Thousands joined in the fun when UNMISS organized a multicultural festival in Gueri near Juba. Attendees were treated to updates on South Sudan's peace process as well. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS
At an UNMISS workshop in Bor, journalists, human rights defenders and others recently discussed their roles in the public electoral debate. Photos: David Awuou Majak/UNMISS
Well deserved certificates awaited women and youth in Bor after completing a UNMISS-funded courses teaching different marketable skills . Photos: Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS
Thousands of South Sudanese people returning home to escape violence in Sudan need both protection and humanitarian assistance. Photos: Peter Bateman/UNMISS
Traditional leaders can do much to promote human rights in their communities. In Torit, they recently learnt how to go about it. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
Sixteen children became celebrities for a day when they, amicably, took over Radio Miraya on the Day of the African Child.
Samuel Cherinet (right) spends a lot of time in the field, here inspecting a construction site where an UNMISS Quick Impact Project is being completed. Photos: Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS
UNMISS, UNHCR and UN Women jointly held consultations with returnees and displaced people in Wau and Raja, Western Bahr El Ghazal, on the importance of every citizen's participation in ongoing democratic processes in South Sudan. Photo by Michael Wondi/UNMISS
As the crisis in Sudan continues, UNMISS and humanitarian partners are doing everything they can to help those seeking refuge across the border in South Sudan. A recent visit by the UN Peacekeeping mission to Renk aimed at gauging security and economic conditions of these new arrivals. Photo by Nyang Lieth/UNMISS