Today we come together to observe the International Day of Peace. The theme is: “Together for Peace, Respect, Safety and Dignity for All”.
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![Interview: Lt. Col. Katie Hislop, only female contingent commander serving with UNMISS](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/unmiss_female_commander_qa_september_2017_photo1.jpg?itok=6YLG4iKd)
Interview: Lt. Col. Katie Hislop, only female contingent commander serving with UNMISS
![“UN Family” competes in friendly games at the first United Nations South Sudan Sports Day](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/37290440725_9d7df5661b_k.jpg?itok=O6FC4o4N)
“UN Family” competes in friendly games at the first United Nations South Sudan Sports Day
![Search for success against all odds](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/search_for_success_against_all_odds_15_09_2017_photo.jpg?itok=MVScsiUy)
Search for success against all odds
![UNMISS Head hails “productive meeting” with South Sudanese President ahead of UN General Assembly in New York](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img_1589.jpg?itok=QJQkZ5AA)
UNMISS Head hails “productive meeting” with South Sudanese President ahead of UN General Assembly in New York
![New model of cooperation proposed to enable displaced South Sudanese to return to their homes](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/new_model_of_cooperation_proposed_to_enable_displaced_south_sudanese_to_return_to_their_homes.jpg?itok=Y98KetVk)
New model of cooperation proposed to enable displaced South Sudanese to return to their homes
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UNMISS peacekeepers patrol the Juba-Bor road to improve security following reports of armed groups operating in the area. The patrols follow a series of violent ambushes in May which resulted in the deaths of dozens of travelers. UNMISS/Mach Adut
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Internally displaced persons living at the protection of civilians’ site (PoC) in Malakal, South Sudan, presented their thoughts on using national identity as a path to peace at a consultative forum organized by the United Nations Mission In South Sudan Civil Affairs office recently. UNMISS /Janet Adongo