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“It’s traumatising to be raped and be left in shame, and when it happens, you just want to leave everything behind and go and live alone because of the stigma that follows this experience.”
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A woman in Yambio takes notes during a UN forum on the stigma associated with sexual violence.
Some brand new studio equipment handed over by Bangladeshi peacekeepers should boost productivity at SSBC in Wau.
The role of men in fighting gender-based violence was highlighted at this event in Bor, including by a group of men volunteering to support the cause.
Indian and other peacekeepers in Malakal are teaching displaced girls to ride bicycles, much to the delight of both the girls and curious onlookers.
A women's leader speaks during an UNMISS-supported peace conference in Leer.
Fuel-efficient stoves make it possible for women to spend more time in the relative safety of their homes.
Chinese engineers carrying out road works in South Sudan's Bahr El Ghazal region.
One of the workshop participants makes her point. The women spoke strongly against traditional norms that marginalize them.
There was much to ponder in the Lakes region when UN police officers trained their South Sudanese counterparts on community policing.
Officers from three different armed groups in Aweil have been learning how not to recruit and use children.