YAMBIO – The market is the place to be in Yambio.
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UNMISS peacekeepers and community members in Yambio launched a collective clean-up campaign, removing a mountain of garbage from the central city, that was not only threatening the environment but also the health and wellbeing of residents.

Community members gather in the small village of Kuajiena to discuss peace, security and justice during an open dialogue focused on accountability through the military court system, facilitated by UNMISS and supported by the Government of Norway. Photos by Busang Davies Maruping/UNMISS

A friendly football match between UNMISS peacekeepers and women from Yambio set the scene for International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers commemorations which brought hundreds of people together to celebrate diversity, embrace unity, and support peace.

To build capacity and self-reliance, #UNMISS peacekeepers from India provided vocational training for 50 young people enduring difficult living conditions and a lack of opportunities in the #UN Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, #SouthSudan to boost their ability to find jobs and build businesses.


At a vibrant flagship cultural event celebrating International Peacekeepers Day in Bor, Jonglei, UNMISS launched a new ‘PeaceBegins with me’ campaign that calls for each and every one of us to take action as part of a powerful collective movement for peace. Photo: Jaella Brockmann/UNMISS.