In March, simmering tensions over ancestral land demarcation and ownership escalated into violence between the communities of the Lotuko in Lohiri and the Pari in Pachidi, both located in Eastern Equatoria.
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The communities of Lohiri and Pashidi in Eastern Equatoria hope to mend broken relations through dialogue.
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Local leaders meet with residents of protection sites in Wau to promote confidence building and social cohesion.
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These and other women in Western Lakes are demanding the political representation the revitalized peace agreement entitles them to.
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Opposition forces in Greater Jonglei, some of them females, being taught about children's rights.
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Opposition leader Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir shake hands in Juba for the first time since 31 October last year.
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Lots of UN entities participated in a job fair organized in Torit to bring employers and job-seekers together.
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Girls and women made themselves heard at an UNMISS-organised civil society group meeting in Bentiu.