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EASTERN EQUATORIA – While gender-based violence, including aggressions of a sexual nature, impacts women and girls across the globe, those living in societies that are more male-dominated than others run a significantly highe
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Members of Eastern Equatoria State's new and inclusive taskforce that will tackle gender-based violence gathered in Torit. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
Despite security and climate challenges, UNMISS engineers from India have rehabilitated a 91 kilometer road connecting Palouch in Upper Nile to the state capital Malakal, creating hope and livelihood opportunities for communities. Photo by Nyang Lieth/UNMISS.
Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in the current prison in Magwi, Eastern Equatoria, has led to UNMISS and implementing partners starting construction on new facilities which aim to provide inmates a better standard of life during their incarceration and aid their eventual reintegration into society. Photo by Matiisetso Mosala/UNMISS.
“It is a new dawn.” This was the emotional declaration at a landmark conference in #SouthSudan, supported by #UNMISS & #UNISFA, which resulted in a new peace deal between youth from the feuding Ngok Dinka and Twic Dinka communities. Photo by Busang Davies Maruping/UNMISS.
A forum organized by #UNMISS in Torit focused on strengthening public participation in political processes ahead of the 2026 elections through capacity building and advocacy. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS.
In Greater Pibor, UNMISS has deployed a mobile court to process more than 400 cases, with community members already reporting successful outcomes and a decrease in violence. Photo by Elena Olusola Giorgia Ikumapayi/UNMISS.