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UNMISS workshop in Eastern Equatoria building leadership skills among young women.
“We are empowered. We don’t have to be silent. We must move to educate people about the possible causes of conflict and suggest solutions for peace in our communities.”
The UN Youth Envoy engaging with young peace ambassadors in Torit.
Sunday Oyella sits patiently working away at her sewing machine. It’s an old-fashioned Singer and requires a fair bit of foot pedalling to keep it running.
But for the 17-year-old, this machine is a lifeline – a chance to build a much brighter future for her and her child.
Mongolian peacekeepers providing free healthcare in remote village in the Unity region.
Angelina Chol has been suffering from a skin infection for more than a year.
Having left the United Nations Protection of Civilians in Bentiu in 2017 to return to her home in Kuerboni, she had no access to medical care and no means to travel back to Bentiu.
Many of the police officers at this workshop in Aweil cannot read or write - but they are keen to learn.
An inability to read, write and speak in English is proving to be a huge challenge for law enforcement officers working hard to curb crime in the town of Chimel in the Northern Bahr El Ghazal region.
Government and opposition military side by side at an UNMISS-led training on child protection.
“It is true that a child is an immature human being with full rights. We would not be what we are today if our rights are violated in one way or the other during our childhood.”
UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake listened to the many concerns of young men and women staying at the UNMISS protection of civilians site in Juba.
As we arrive at the Youth Training Centre in the UN protection site for displaced people, several young men and women are busy getting on with learning new and useful skills.
Flavia Zisok, Poet.
Flavia Zisok’s weapon of choice is a combination of her pain and her pen.
The young writer has published many poems about the immense suffering caused by war and her hopes for lasting peace in conflict-affected South Sudan.
A classic presentation of group discussions, here at a women's forum in Rumbek addressing the content of the revitalised peace agreement.
Women in South Sudan’s Lakes region have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to make a real effort to form the transitional government of national unity come 22 February.
Mary Alex, internally displaced in Mundri, has become a versatile entrepreneur to make ends meet.
Fetching and selling water to restaurant owners and firewood at the Mundri market is the daily routine of Mary Alex to make a living for herself and her eight children.
Colonel Rebecca Anyeoul and her female military peers say that a lot remains to be done to fully respect women's rights.
Rebecca Anyeoul is an expert when it comes to juggling her responsibilities.
She’s managed to raise seven children throughout the conflict in South Sudan while also serving in the country’s army for the past 25 years, rising up the ranks to achieve the rank of colonel.