JUBA - Though sunlight filtered in through the blinds of a conference room in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, the mood was somber.
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Feuding communities in Tonj East commit to end the fighting, reconcile and build peace during UNMISS-hosted dialogue.

The Zanunga Women's Group in Yambio was established for its members to be able to assist each other and to promote peace in their communities. Photo: Denis Louro/UNMISS

Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, was the guest of honour when 275 peacekeepers from Bangladesh were awarded well-deserved UN medals for their hard work, not least the rehabilitation of the long and crucial road between Yambio and Tambura. Photos: Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS