Squatting on dirty plastic sheets on waterlogged ground and huddled together under ripped canvas tarpaulins strung together by sticks are thousands of families, forced to flee rapidly rising flood waters in Fangak.
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Conditions are dire for the thousands of people who have arrived in Tonga, Upper Nile, after fleeing devastating flooding in Fangak. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS

Twelve criminal cases involving members of South Sudan's armed forces were recently heard by a General Court Martial in Maridi, Western Equatoria State. Photos: Denis Louro/UNMISS

Inmates serving their sentences at Wau Central Prison in Western Bahr-El-Ghazal can now look forward to improved and less crowded conditions, thanks to the UNMISS-funded construction of a new prison. Photo by Michael Wondi/UNMISS.

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, held a workshop for community members in Jonglei to develop strategies to mitigate the impact of expected extreme flooding and address the urgent threats posed by climate change. Photo by Achol Kur Marial/UNMISS.

In Yambio, a political parties forum jointly hosted by UNMISS, the AU, and RJMEC involved lively discussions on the necessity of expanding political and civic spaces before South Sudan holds its inaugural elections in December 2024. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS.

The Bangladesh Force Marine Unit conducts continuous patrols from its riverside base in Malakal. With its 12 boats, the unit started independent patrolling about two years ago and has already completed 88 patrols this year. Photos by Francesca Mold/UNMISS.