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WARRAP – Following years of civil war, South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, has been grappling with curbing civilian access to small arms.
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In Warrap, UNMISS and UNDP joined forces, thanks to funding from SALIENT, a joint initiative on peaceful civilian disarmament by the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) financially housed within the UN Peacebuilding Fund, to host a three-day workshop on taking concrete, community-focused steps towards a comprehensive and impactful disarmament in the state. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS
Recently, thanks to an innovative community stabilization and violence reduction project funded by the South Sudan Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Reconciliation, Stabilization, and Resilience (RSRTF), hope for a more peaceful, prosperous future has resurfaced for communities from Tonj North. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS
Everyone in Rumbek was there for the handing over of an UNMISS-funded Quick Impact Project. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS
In Kuajok, UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh recently trained prison officers and inmates on farming as well as conducted health consultations. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS.
Electoral preparations and necessary security conditions discussions during a two-day Commissioners’ Forum in Jonglei state, supported by UNMISS. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS.
SRSG and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, attends a Government-hosted press conference on resolving key operational issues related to the UN-owned radio station, Radio Miraya. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS
Force Commander Mohan Subramanian recently visited Yambio to meet newly deployed Ethiopian peacekeepers; interact with senior state government officials and assess key security as well as operational issues on the ground. Photo by Martin Siba/UNMISS
Climate shocks in South Sudan have left communities stranded in floodwaters but UNMISS peacekeepers come up with new approaches to bring them relief and boost confidence. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS.
An UNMISS-organized youth outreach in Juba, Central Equatoria, builds on the need for youth participation in South Sudan’s democratic transition. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS.
A primary school refurbishment by UNMISS was completed and handed over to a joyous community in Angui, Warrap. Photo by Peter Kuol/UNMISS