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WESTERN EQUATORIA - Children are often the most affected during times of conflict. In South Sudan, some of them are killed, abducted, maimed, sexually violated or recruited and used by armed forces.
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The challenge of putting an end to the recruitment of young girls and boys by armed forces is both real and important, not least in frequently conflict-affected Tambura, Western Equatoria. Photos: Felix Katie/UNMISS
Madelina Dudu Kuje, Chair of the Women’s Union in Kasire, called for peace, stating that South Sudan's children deserve a safe environment to fulfill the potential of themselves and their country. Photo by James Ohisa/UNMISS.
Role-playing exercises were frequent when Corrections Officers in Warrap State learnt more about modern and more humane prison management methods at a workshop conducted by UNMISS. Photos: Precious Chinamasa/UNMISS
Members of Eastern Equatoria State's new and inclusive taskforce that will tackle gender-based violence gathered in Torit. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
Despite security and climate challenges, UNMISS engineers from India have rehabilitated a 91 kilometer road connecting Palouch in Upper Nile to the state capital Malakal, creating hope and livelihood opportunities for communities. Photo by Nyang Lieth/UNMISS.
Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in the current prison in Magwi, Eastern Equatoria, has led to UNMISS and implementing partners starting construction on new facilities which aim to provide inmates a better standard of life during their incarceration and aid their eventual reintegration into society. Photo by Matiisetso Mosala/UNMISS.
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