The family of an 8-year-old boy has praised the UN Mission in South Sudan for saving the arm and quite possibly the life of their child, who was bitten by a snake in Bor North county in the Jonglei region.
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His snake-bitten arm may have seen better days, but it's there, thanks to UNMISS medical staff in Bor.
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A joint verification team heading to Bentiu in search of children serving with armed forces.
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Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces.
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Women at a rapprochement event in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria.
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Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement.
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UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.
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Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation.