In a festive ceremony filled with cultural song and dance, the United Nations in South Sudan (UNMISS) officially handed over a police station in Wau town constructed under the mission’s Quick Impact Projects (QIPs).

The Commissioner of Lobonok County, Lt. Col. Hon. Severino Gwerit Kose on Wednesday appealed to humanitarian actors for emergency relief aid for the displaced communities in Karpeto Buma, an area south of Yapa.

Over 200 men and women from Yei River State participated in a ‘peace marathon’ organised by UNMISS in conjunction with the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports. The first twelve finishers, six men and six women, were named Peace Champions and they received prizes.