Lieutenant Colonel Katie Hislop, is the only female contingent commander with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. She is commanding the UK Engineering Task Force which arrived in South Sudan in May.
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“UN Family” competes in friendly games at the first United Nations South Sudan Sports Day
![Search for success against all odds](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/search_for_success_against_all_odds_15_09_2017_photo.jpg?itok=MVScsiUy)
Search for success against all odds
![UNMISS Head hails “productive meeting” with South Sudanese President ahead of UN General Assembly in New York](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img_1589.jpg?itok=QJQkZ5AA)
UNMISS Head hails “productive meeting” with South Sudanese President ahead of UN General Assembly in New York
![Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/2017_09_14_un_srsg_david_shearer_press_conference_ib11907-33.jpg?itok=BNkOZlPN)
Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer
![New model of cooperation proposed to enable displaced South Sudanese to return to their homes](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/new_model_of_cooperation_proposed_to_enable_displaced_south_sudanese_to_return_to_their_homes.jpg?itok=Y98KetVk)
New model of cooperation proposed to enable displaced South Sudanese to return to their homes
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Internally displaced persons living at the protection of civilians’ site (PoC) in Malakal, South Sudan, presented their thoughts on using national identity as a path to peace at a consultative forum organized by the United Nations Mission In South Sudan Civil Affairs office recently. UNMISS /Janet Adongo
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Akuruel Makuei Maiwer, local artist, gives an impassioned peformance before the crowd at the 'Women for Peace Concert' on Monday, 4 September 2017 in Rumbek, South Sudan. The event, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, aimed to empower women through music and drama. UNMISS /Muna Tesfai