In the pre-dawn darkness, civilian and military peacekeepers gather for a security briefing as they prepare to head out on patrol along a road that has been a hotspot for armed ambushes.
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UNMISS Force Commander Shailesh Tinaikar drove his own vehicle on a full-day patrol to verify the security situation along the Juba-Nimule road.
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Bishop John Jok, chairperson of a new inter-religious committee, addresses fellow clergies.
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A lack of water and grazing pastures is causing frequent intercommunal tensions in parts of Eastern Equatoria. Fighting, in turn, makes the food insecurity even worse.
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Children in the designated Peace Village of Kuron in Eastern Equatoria enjoy their primary school.