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UPPER NILE – If there is any truth to the old saying “divided we fall, united we conquer”, the future looks bright for women and girls in Kodok, where their male counterparts also showed up in great numbers to celebrate International Women’s Da
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There were happy faces all around when residents of Kodok in Upper Nile State celebrated International Women's Day, advocating for equal rights and empowerment. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS
Maintaining the vital but often flood-affected road between Bentiu and Leer is a daunting task. Fortunately, our Pakistani engineers are up to it.
Freedom of expression and inclusion in preparations for elections were the hot topics at an UNMISS-hosted dialogue for 80 members of the Gudele community in Juba.
Key resolutions at a three-day forum supported by UNMISS in Jonglei, South Sudan, included greater partnerships between state and local authorities to hold peace dialogues among communities to foster reconciliation; promote relationships of trust among the civilian population and security actors; open civic and political space; and deploy mobile courts as well as strengthen customary courts to improve access to justice. Photos by Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS
An UNMISS-supported forum in Central Equatoria focused on the urgent need to enhance local governance by deploying officials, improving human rights training, and addressing gaps in essential services. Photo by Elizabeth Mpimbaza/UNMISS.
Residents of Romich lived in near isolation with no reliable phone service, radio and often impassable roads, until UNMISS peacekeepers negotiated their way through armed checkpoints to install a new Radio Miraya transmitter, bringing information and peacebuilding to delighted communities. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS.