Captain Ritu Pandey is a 29-year-old army officer from Nepal currently deployed to UNMISS.
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Ritu Pandey is a 29-year-old army officer from Nepal currently deployed to UNMISS. She is a military gender focal point and the commanding officer for her battalion’s Female Engagement Team. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS.
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Captain Ahlam Al-Habahbeh from Jordan is currently deployed as an UNPOL officer with UNMISS. Ahlam works with her team to build capacities among local counterparts from the South Sudan National Police Service in dealing with cases of sexual- and gender-based violence. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS.
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Atupele Mbewe hails from southern Malawi and is currently deployed to UNMISS. In her current role as a Civil-Military or CIMIC Coordination Officer, she works with military and civilian colleagues to coordinate all logistic aspects of regular patrols and humanitarian assistance convoys. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS.
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UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana stationed at a nearby temporary operating base are patrolling in and around Jahjah village in Koch county after a recent armed clash here.
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Force Commander Shailesh Tinaikar recently visited the UNMISS temporary operating base in Mayom, Unity state, to assess the security conditions on the ground. Peacekeepers from Mongolia stationed here continue to patrol and build confidence among community members following an outbreak of intercommunal conflict, revenge attacks and cattle raids last year.
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Indian peacekeepers from UNMISS have set up a temporary base in Gumuruk in the Jonglei region of South Sudan to reduce intercommunal tensions and build confidence among local communities here. Force Commander Shailesh Tinaikar visited Gumuruk on 10 Febriary 2020 to assess the security situation and meet with local leaders and community members.
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Sometimes, vehicles will only take you so far. UNMISS peacekeepers patrolling a conflict-prone area in Eastern Equatoria State.
Patrolling peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have confirmed recent reports of conflict, displacements, loss of lives and human suffering in the Lowoyi payam (administrative division) of Eastern Equatoria State.
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A high-level delegation led by UNMISS Deputy Special Representative-Humanitarian, Alain Noudehou, during a recent visit to flood-affected Bor and Panyagor, Jonglei state.