“My mother was my inspiration and always treated us, her daughters, in exactly the same way as our brothers,” says Anastasie Nyirigira Mukangarambe, as she reminisces about her childhood in Rwanda.
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UNMISS police officers in Aweil raising awareness on how to report sexual abuse and incidents of forced and/or early marriages.

Major Chetna and her fellow Indian peacekeepers receiving UN medals for their service.

Geetha Pious, Head of Field Office, UNMISS Juba, speaks about working in conflict zones, being a woman and shattering the glass ceiling.

Juba residents are currently being treated to important messages on the need to end violence against women. The public service announcements, recorded in several languages, are being aired by a promo truck cruising the streets of the capital.

Despite the pressures of her duties serving in the UNMISS Joint Operations Centre in Juba, Captain Stephanie Palfrey-Sneddon, an Australian peacekeeper, is using her rare spare time to lead a project to help local children access education at schools near the United Nations base.

Representatives from twelve political parties gathered in Aweil to discuss how to promote cooperation, social cohesion and national identity.