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Talent and colour on display as UNMISS marks UN Peacekeepers’ Day with local community in Juba

On a characteristically hot Juba day, a colourful, entertaining, yet somber event unfolds at the Nyakurwon Cultural Centre.

30 May 2018

Locals in Rumbek commend peacekeepers for protecting South Sudanese lives and property

Joyful songs and speeches reverberated in Rumbek, South Sudan, as the area marked the International Peacekeepers’ Day, with locals commending the role played by United Nations peacekeepers in preventing the conflict in the country from spiraling out of control.

30 May 2018

30 May 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.198

30 May 2018

Sexual and gender-based violence in South Sudan: Education critical to ensuring justice for victims

29 May 2018

Peacekeepers’ Day in Bor: “The United Nations has made the world a better place”

“The war that started in 2013 left my house in ruins, my father has been killed and my education was interrupted, but now I am back at school after the United Nations and the international community tried to restore peace in our country.”

29 May 2018

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New UN Police Commissioner urges other female officers to join her in protecting civilians and building peace in South Sudan

It is a long way from her home on the beautiful Pacific island of Fiji to the conflict-ridden country of South Sudan. But the United Nation’s new Police Commissioner is bringing with her the natural warmth of her people as well as a huge amount of experience to the top job.

25 May 2018

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Masterpieces for peace: Juba students rejoice in creative contest

A blank canvas. Imagination, pencils and brushes in motion.

“I remember seeing how happy my father was when South Sudan gained independence in 2011. I want to see people happy like that again; this is why I drew this picture.”

25 May 2018

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Police force in Rumbek prepared for car chases as UNMISS donates vehicle

Criminals in Rumbek and surroundings, beware. On Tuesday the United Nation Mission in South Sudan donated a car to the police force in the main town of the Greater Lakes region.

23 May 2018

22 May 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.197

22 May 2018

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South Sudanese peace talks in Ethiopia extended in the hope warring parties can reach agreement

The pain of the people of South Sudan who have endured five years of civil war was palpable during an inter-faith prayer session at peace talks underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

22 May 2018

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