The journey towards a South Sudan where children’s rights to protection, from armed conflict and other evils, are fully respected has been a long one. In fact, it has far from ended.
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Child protection was on the agenda as South Sudan organized a national conference to address how it can be improved. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS
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Last week, the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, revisited Gondokoro, Central Equatoria, to assess the progress made in demining the area, making it safe for communities to return and rebuild their lives. Photo courtesy UNMAS.
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In Yei, people displaced after last year's conflict between nomadic herders and settled agriculturalists are still fearful of returning to their original settlements. UNMISS, local authorities and humanitarian partners are supporting them but their future remains uncertain. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS.
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Celebrations of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers at UN House in Juba. Photo by Priyanka Chowdhury/UNMISS
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Representatives from all seven counties of Unity State getting prepared to coordinate efforts to receive an influx of returnees. Photo: Roseline Nkwelle Nzelle/UNMISS
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Communities in Wau have reason to hope for a more peaceful, prosperous future as, in a recent joint exercise by UNMISS and FAO, they contributed to an area development planning document. The aim: To ensure greater food security, animal health and give the local economy a boost. Photo by Michael Wondi/UNMISS
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Military Observer Major Winnet Zharare has won the 2021 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her outstanding work in Bentiu, South Sudan.
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Some 25 police officers from the South Sudan National Police Service benefited from an intensive, three-day capacity-building workshop run by UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS.