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“The current flooding across Unity state has had a devastating impact on people’s lives,” says Hiroko Hirahara, Head of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) Field Office in Bentiu.
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Extraordinary crises bring about extraordinary solidarity. That's what's happening in Unity state where UNMISS, humanitarian partners and the state government have joined together to save people's lives and livelihoods during the worst flooding the region has witnessed in 60 years.
UNMISS Blue Helmets recently undertook a patrol to remote Nabiapai, a border town in Western Equatoria, where a shootout last weekend killed three people and injured others. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS.
49-year-old Sissi Renita Thorn, an UNPOL officer deployed to Pibor, South Sudan, shares her experiences as a UN peacekeeper in South Sudan.
An UNMISS workshop in Torit, Eastern Equatoria, identified gaps in the implementation of the state's action plan to end all violations of child rights, as well as ways to overcome these challenges. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh, in a bid to build trust and confidence among young students in Wau, recently teamed up with the Catholic University of South Sudan to organize sports activities. Photo by Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS
Female traders from local markets in Juba participated in a two-day forum organized by UNMISS enabling them to share their concerns with local authorities and also sensitize them on peace advocacy. Photo by Peter Okello/UNMISS
40 people attended an UNMISS training on human rights and prevention of sexual and gender-based violence in Yambio, Western Equatoria. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS
UNMISS recently conducted an advocacy training for 30 women leaders in Eastern Equatoria. Photo by Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS