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Even a Force Commander is keen on receiving (another) UN peacekeeping medal. Outgoing Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar is no exception. Photos: Isaac Billy and Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS
“My earliest memory is of standing in front of a mirror and saluting myself,” says Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar with a smile.
Residents in Eastern Equatoria State's Loronyo area welcomes an UNMISS patrol team to discuss intercommunal tensions. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
Reported concerns about tensions among communities in Eastern Equatoria State’s Loronyo payam (administrative division) recently prompted peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to visit the area for a proactive cons
People around the world want to play football. In Makpandu, Western Equatoria State, that dream came true thanks to UNMISS engineering troops from Bangladesh.
There is a reason football is the world’s most popular sport: the beautiful game can be played almost everywhere.
It may look idyllic, but the presence of a minefield is a threat to these villagers in Pigi County. Floods have so far made clearance of the area impossible. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS
Residents in Pigi County, on the Jonglei State side of the river border with Upper Nile State, need to tread carefully.
In close dialogue and cooperation with the South Sudan National Police Service, that is how the new UNMISS Police Commissioner Christine Fossen wants to be seen as often as possible.
“Just do it,” her husband and three grown-up children said.
UNMISS peacekeepers teaching women in and around Wau the fine art of tailoring. Photos: Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS
“I used to sell veggies in the market, but it did not pay well,” says Lucia Richard Ujang, a 35-year-old widow and a mother of three children. “Today I have been awarded a sewing machine for best performance during the training”.
Women in Loguruny, a village in Eastern Equatoria State, interacting with an UNMISS patrol team. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
Since intercommunal relations in and around Loguruny village in Eastern Equatoria State appear to be deteriorating, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan will call on local partners to jointly organize a dialogue between the parties involved in re
Not everyone is up for the task of protecting thousands and thousands of civilians from floods in Unity State, but our Pakistani peacekeepers are.
When the going gets tough, the Pakistani peacekeepers based in Unity State and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan aren’t ones to shy away.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda demonstrating one effective tool to prevent malaria in an Eastern Equatorian community. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
When new health threats, like the Covid-19 pandemic, appear on the scene and steal the limelight, old foes do not necessarily go away. Instead, they go about their usual business quietly, much to the dismay of those affected.
As cattle and their owners move around looking for water and pasture to graze, conflicts with farmers often arise. UNMISS gathered community representatives to agree on preventative measures. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
Seasonal cattle migration between the states of Warrap and Western Bahr-el-Ghazal during the dry season is frequently a source of violent conflict between livestock keepers and farmers.