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Children take on UN radio airwaves to champion their rights ahead of Day of the African Child

It may have started like any other day, but this was no ordinary day for a bunch of excited South Sudanese students.

15 Jun 2019

Zimbabwean woman tackling gender-based violence as she changes lives of the displaced in South Sudan

Zimbabwe’s Emma Madziva stands at attention as a medal is pinned on her left breast pocket, just next to her name tag.

The five-feet-three-inches-tall peacekeeper now proudly wears her first-ever United Nations medal, honouring her peacekeeping work in South Sudan’s Unity area.

14 Jun 2019

First-ever Albanian female peacekeepers committed to leaving a mark in South Sudan

Trained as a chemical engineer and a lawyer, one would have thought that Viola Hoxha and Valentina Korbi would be tucked somewhere in the comfort of home in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

14 Jun 2019

UNMISS to the rescue: Torit hospital receives much-needed water supply

Patients at Torit’s main hospital have one thing less to worry about, thanks to the timely intervention of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which has got water flowing again at the health facility.

14 Jun 2019

South Sudan appeals for more funding in new robust plan to keep Ebola at bay

South Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Thursday launched an appeal for 12 million US dollars to help in its Ebola preparedness plan, following news of confirmed Ebola cases in neighbouring Uganda.

13 Jun 2019

UNMISS’ peacekeepers bring a little respite to needy orphans at Torit centre

“We go collecting food items and some money from businessmen who willingly help every time they see us in the market,” Sadiq Khamis cried out to United Nations peacekeepers who had visited Malakia centre, home to some 45 orphans, including him.

13 Jun 2019

Former foes come together to reconcile and push for peace in Western Equatoria

A convoy of old landcruisers sweep into the compound at speed. Men in military fatigues jump off the back of the vehicle carrying guns. Most disperse under nearby trees while others stay close by their VIP as he emerges from a shiny black 4-wheel-drive to be greeted by other political leaders.

13 Jun 2019

Road repairs around South Sudan encouraging growth and peace

“This is a sign of peace,” says Malish Sebit, with a smile, as he points out to a freshly repaired section along the Juba-Yei road.

12 Jun 2019

UN peacekeepers power up Aweil girls football team’s hopes to win regional tournament

Twenty-two of them kick the ball and do all the footballing maneuvers, perhaps aspiring to become professional footballers. But only a few professional footballers have done what they do here in Aweil: they train on a pebble-littered rough pitch, barefoot.

12 Jun 2019

UNMISS on confidence building mission in Twic following spate of cattle raids

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has intensified its confidence building visits in the Twic area following recent hostilities in that left at least 22 people dead, thousands displaced, and several villages burnt down.

11 Jun 2019

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