JUBA – In its quest to reduce its carbon footprint, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is celebrating a new milestone: at UN House, one of its bases in the capital, a new 100 kW photovoltaic solar power farm is set to produce sufficient energy for the syst
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Combatting climate change, UNMISS has built a photovoltaic solar power farm capable of producing all the energy needed to run its water treatment system at UN House in Juba. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS
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No less than 30 of the 150 Bangladeshi peacekeepers who were awarded UN medals at a ceremony in Wau were women. Photos: Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS
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In Bentiu, South Sudan, communities are still bearing the brunt of catastrophic floods. However, thanks to an extraordinary response to climate shocks by UNMISS peacekeepers from Pakistan, people have hopes of better days ahead. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS