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Rumbek teenagers say early and forced marriage threatens right to education in South Sudan

As a young woman living amidst ongoing violence in South Sudan, Mary Adeng believes her future depends on a good education that can give her the opportunity to reach her full potential.

18 May 2018

UNMISS gifts new clean water facilities to Ladu community in Juba

The gifting of two new boreholes to the Ladu community in the capital Juba will help reduce inter-communal tension over scarce water resources in the area. They will also support the irrigation of crops and development of new businesses in nearby villages.

18 May 2018

USG for Humanitarian Affairs urges warring parties to stop fighting, protect civilians and aid workers in South Sudan

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian affairs has urged warring parties in South Sudan to stop the fighting and protect aid workers who are risking their own lives to save others in the war-torn country.

18 May 2018

UNMISS boosts protection for civilians targeted by warring parties in Unity

Up to 150 peacekeepers are being rapidly redeployed to the Unity region to boost the UN Mission’s efforts to protect civilians being deliberately targeted by warring parties.

17 May 2018

Floods devastate homes at UN Protection of Civilians site in Bor

A group of children living in the United Nations Protection of Civilians site in Bor dig up soil and fill up old pots and empty rusted tins of powdered milk.

16 May 2018

Korean peacekeepers help a local school in Bor after floods interrupt exams

It is a beautiful sunny morning with clear blue skies. A different day compared to the heavy rains and storm that hit Bor town only a few days ago.

16 May 2018

Indian peacekeepers provide much needed medical assistance in Akobo

Life for Jikmir Puol has not been easy.

The 30-year-old is a mother of five and all she wants for her children is “a better life and future”.

14 May 2018

UN urges South Sudan’s warring parties to make genuine progress at upcoming peace talks

Nyalei Yar has lived at a temporary protection site next to a small United Nations base in the Unity region of South Sudan for three years.

11 May 2018

UNMISS essay contest winners: Women should participate in all decision-making for peace

Amid high spirits and enthusiasm marked by cheers, ululations, robust drumming, singing and nimble dancing, the winners of the nationwide essay writing competition on Wednesday 9 May seized their much-deserved glistening trophies at Nyakuron Cultural Centre in the capital Juba.

10 May 2018

UN peacekeepers donate medicines to hospital and prison in Bor

Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have donated an assortment of some 30 different types of health-improving medicines to the main hospital and prison in Bor in the Greater Jonglei region.

09 May 2018

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