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UPPER NILE – As conflict surges in the troubled Upper Nile state of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is making every effort to protect and support affected civilians.
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An upsurge of violence over the past months in Upper Nile, South Sudan, has resulted in some 20,000 newly displaced people temporarily settling outside the UNMISS base in Kodok. The UN Peacekeeping mission and government partners visited the conflict-affected yesterday. Photo by Nyang Touch/UNMISS
Internally displaced persons and representatives from six neighbouring communities in Juba recently gathered to discuss how to better keep civilians safe and relations harmonious. Photos: James Sokiri/UNMISS
In Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, community leaders and county officials have participated in an UNMISS-facilitated forum that aimed at providing them greater clarity on conflict management principles as well as upholding the rule of law. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
County Commissioners recently gathered in Juba for a workshop on child protection. Photo: James Sokiri/UNMISS
As seasonal cattle migration is set to begin early next year in South Sudan, farmers and herders from Warrap and Western Bahr El Ghazal meet at a three-day interstate conference jointly hosted by UNMISS and UNDP. The aim: To prevent conflict, ensure peaceful resolution of disputes. Photo by Michael Wondi/UNMISS
Ahead of South Sudan's annual migration season, stakeholders in Warrap hold discussions on avoiding violence and conflicts with their neighbours in Western Bahr El Ghazal. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS
Representatives from different branches of the justice system learning more about the nitty-gritty of rule of law at a workshop in Lakes State. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS
The recent forum in Juba on gender-based violence was focused on the needs and rights of survivors. Photos: James Sokiri/UNMISS