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Nyabang Juol Chan fled her home two years ago to escape the violent civil war in South Sudan, seeking sanctuary in a refugee camp in nearby Ethiopia.
Women sell cereal produce and vegetables in Lutaya Market,Yei
During the pre-conflict era in South Sudan, January marked the beginning of the season of fullness in the Yei River area. It was around this time that most of the crops from the fields were being harvested and made ready for consumption.
Not anymore.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Malakal carried out a successful search and rescue operation on Wednesday night, resolving what would have otherwise been a distressful situation for seven humanitarian workers.
UNMISS peacekeepers escorting a suspect to the mobile court currently at work in Bentiu.
A mobile court is currently visiting Bentiu for ten days in an attempt to deal with part of a significant backlog of criminal cases in the northern town, which for some time has lacked a permanent judge of its own.
He has fought many wars, for the government and against the government.
His 37-year military career has seen him escape death many a time, and he is now preaching peace and asking for forgiveness.
Peter Yuang recently returned home from Uganda, where he had sought refuge. But something is spoiling his return party.
“I returned with a number of children who are ill. But they could not find the medication required at the Bor Hospital,” he says.
Travelers between Bentiu and Leer have commended the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for repairing the major roads in the country’s Northern and Southern Liech areas, as they look forward to improved travel between the two towns and better access to basic services.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Head of Office in Aweil, Ataklti Hagege Hailu has urged the signatories to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCISS) to commit themselves to the agreement for the brighter future of the country.
Plentiful cow dung may soon be turned into charcoal, with many positive spin-off effects.
Cattle feces may not be very appealing, yet they can, in fact, be highly useful. Just ask a group of hundred women in the Greater Warrap area, who are learning how to turn cow dung into charcoal. Increased security and improved inter-communal relations may be added bonuses.
During a security incident at a base operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in the capital Juba on Saturday, two civilian contractors were shot by a peacekeeper and died as a result of their injuries.