KABOOM! The exhilarating trademark sound of UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) can, exceptionally, be present in their activities only through its conspicuous and curious absence, but not in any text about UNMAS.
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Youth, schools and art were at the centre of the UNMAS event to celebrate International Mine Awareness Day under the theme "Mine Action Cannot Wait". Photos: Genevieve Imbali/UNMAS
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Vocational training on how to bake bread, make solid soap and other items is expected to give 60 internally displaced women and youth a chance to make a living. Photos: Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS
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Youth attending an UNMISS forum on the peace and constitution making processes made sure to get their questions answered. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS
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Charging customers' phones by using UNMISS-funded solar panels help peace committees in Lakes buy fuel for motorbikes, also handed over by the peacekeeping mission. Photos: Nina Zubovic Vignjevic/UNMISS
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Many women spoke up when UNMISS with partners informed and consulted internally displaced persons in Malakal on all things constitutional and electoral. Photos: Nyang Touch/UNMISS
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Despite living a mere 42 kilometers from South Sudan's capital, communities in Kuda knew little about their rights, plagued as they were with cattle raids, conflict and a lack of access to necessary services. Thanks to an UNMISS-led training, 61 residents have actively gained necessary knowledge on their human rights, plus come up with innovative solutions to ameliorate their problems. Photo by Blessings Phumisa/UNMISS
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Two peace rallies in Akobo and Pibor, South Sudan, came up with a unified vision for a peaceful, prosperous nation - using vocational training to build youth skills, collectively upholding the rule of law and ensuring community engagements to build reconciliation. Photo by Blessings Phumisa/UNMISS