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UNMISS PoC sites Update No.222
Following recent reports about large-scale sexual violence targeting women in the Unity region, UNMISS organized a workshop with community leaders and security forces to discuss solutions.
“People in our area have been accused of those sexual assaults. We will lead the fight and find those who abused our women, says Laraka Machar, Deputy Governor in Northern Liech.
A healthy animal is a happier animal. UNMISS peacekeepers in Malakal have trained people in the local community how to provide basic veterinary services.
An enthusiastic group of trainees in Malakal are now ready to provide basic services to livestock owners in the area, after completing an intensive, hands-on training on community animal health.
Women belonging to various ethnic groups got together in Bor for a workshop on the importance of national identity.
“We were all in the bush together. We all fought for the liberation and independence of South Sudan. We are the same people.”
Hundreds of women, young and old, gather and line up at a food distribution center, opposite Bentiu town’s main mosque.
They are from Nhialdiu, and have walked anywhere between 30 and 40 kilometers to get to this food distribution center.
A suspect is led into the new Bentiu Mobile Court by Ghanaian police peacekeepers
Arriving at a partly run-down building just after 8 a.m. with files in hand, Bentiu’s new mobile High Court officials immediately settle down to their business of the day – studying cases they have scheduled to start on a Tuesday afternoon.
On Friday 14 December, three young boys, released after having been abducted in 2017, arrived in Juba on board an UNMISS helicopter. The next step is to find their families.
Every big journey starts with a small step. The first such steps, crucial ones at that, towards a happy family reunion have been taken by three young boys.
Thirty-two-year-old Nyakong Nyal Deng slowly steps back and looks away as she covers her face. Her fingers gently sweep over her eyes.
She is hiding away her tears.
Emmanuel Kembe, VIP, Kawaja Revolution – all on one stage!
The unusual artistic trinity came to life in Malakal early this week, as they fired up a boisterous crowd at a peace concert fittingly called Malakal United.
Medical supplies for all at the Malakal prison as UNMISS peacekeepers make a vital donation.
Inmates at the state prison in Malakal have received a gift of medical supplies from Indian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan. The donation includes antibiotics, fortified malnutrition supplements and bandages.