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WESTERN EQUATORIA – With South Sudan’s first post-independence elections expected to take place in December, much building of electoral capacities in the young nation is needed.
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Learning more about democratic electoral processes was the objective at a recent workshop organized by UNMISS in Yambio. Photos: Felix Francis Katie/UNMISS
The mood was jubilant when Masia on the outskirts of Yambio inaugurated a new police station funded by UNMISS. Photos: Denis Louro/UNMISS
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, meets the South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit and other senior ministers on the second day of his visit to the country’s capital Juba. Photos by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, arrived in Juba for a four-day visit to support the implementation of the peace deal & learn firsthand about the challenges faced by the people of South Sudan. Photo by Photos by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.
Women in Eastern Equatoria's Kidepo Valley are tired of the fighting between different communities in the area. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
Journalists, government officials and representatives of civil society organizations in Warrap all participated in a workshop to learn more about electoral processes. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
Women and children were among the many Mayom residents who participated in a peace event recently organised by UNMISS. Photos: Luk Riek Nyak Bol/UNMISS
Dancing, that is Nepalese Lance Corporal Asha Thapa's method of choice to bridge cultural differences and enjoy time together. Photos: Fares Aouadi/UNMISS
Recently, in Bor, South Sudan, the United Nations built capacities on inclusive and credible electoral processes among 27 participants drawn from civil society, the media, and persons with disabilities. Photo by Achol Kur Marial Kur/UNMISS