MALAKAL – Surrounded by maize, okra and pumpkins, Johnson Othwon is checking whether his aunt’s beloved bean plants are already bearing fruit.
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Surrounded by maize, okra and bean plants, residents of Hai Matar, an area in Malakal, are realizing their dream of a new life with hard work and hope. The UN family has helped 128 households, displaced by conflict, to return home, by clearing unexploded ordinances from the land, building shelters, providing transport and other support.

If you ask UNMISS Field Language Assistant James Nyapir Oleo in Pibor, #PeaceBegins with being kind. Never forgetting that others were there to help him and his family when they were facing tough challenges of their own, James, in many ways, has made a point of giving back to those less fortunate than himself.

On the final day of his visit to #SouthSudan, UN Peacekeeping Chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, stressed the full commitment of #UNMISS to protecting civilians and supporting the peace process, despite new constraints caused by the UN-wide financial crisis. Photo: Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.

Members of the Civil Society Network in Eastern Equatoria developed a new action plan to boost engagement ahead of the country’s first elections as a sovereign state. Photo: Okello James/UNMISS.

UN Peacekeeping Chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is on a whirlwind visit to South Sudan to push for progress towards peace and explain the impact of the UN-wide financial crisis on UNMISS, which will be forced to reduce its presence and activities across the country. Photo: Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.

Three children stand under mango trees with a few belongings as they are released from South Sudanese armed forces and begin a new life. Photo: Denis Louro/UNMISS.

The Ottalo region is vulnerable and disconnected due to insecurity, poverty, and underdevelopment, lacking roads, mobile networks, and essential services, which underscores the urgent need for enhanced protection. Photo: Mach Samuel/UNMISS.

At a Kuajok workshop on youth inclusiveness in South Sudan’s electoral process, attendees expressed both hope and eagerness but also voiced multiple concerns. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS.

International partners called for an end to hostilities in South Sudan, a return to inclusive dialogue, and implementation of the peace deal at a forum in Juba. Photo: Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.