UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
“We were on an air patrol to meet with local communities in Mir Mir, a village in the Unity region, following reports of conflict in the area,” recalls Lieutenant-Colonel R.K. Sagoe, Commanding Officer of a battalion of UNMISS peacekeeper from Ghana.
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UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana go beyond the mission's mandate to give emergency life-saving aid to an injured man in Mir Mir and evacuate him to Bentiu for medical attention.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and their human rights, were celebrated by playing wheelchair basketball in Juba.
A man on a bike on a mission: raising awareness on COVID-19 in remote Ibba County, in several languages.
End-of-year holiday season at UN House, Juba.
Many patients in Achong-Chong showed up when UNMISS peacekeepers handed over medications. They also dropped of educational material at a school in the area.
The former governors Philip Aguer and David Yau Yau recently visited Bor to spread a message of reconciliation and social cohesion.
Corrections officers in Eastern Equatoria State learning more about the rights of inmates and how to facilitate their re-entry into society once they are released.
Learning about intercommunal reconciliation requires good note-taking, as here, in Yambio.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana taking up positions to scare away burglars at the compound of an international organization operating in Leer.
An Indian peacekeeper serving with UNMISS offering students in Malakal basic computer skills.