Ethnic communities living in the Boma area were recently mobilized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to perform joint cultural dances in a bid to promote peace and dialogue.

With the UN, humanitarian actors and ceasefire monitors still being denied access to conflict-affected areas to the west and southwest of Wau, it is likely that the situation for remaining residents has deteriorated.

Their task was daunting. Upon first inspection of what was left of one of the tarmacs at the Malakal airport, the gallant Indian peacekeepers serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan were met by huge cracks.