The United Nations mission in South Sudan’s protection site in Malakal comes alive every Saturday morning these days.
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Indian and other peacekeepers in Malakal are teaching displaced girls to ride bicycles, much to the delight of both the girls and curious onlookers.
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A women's leader speaks during an UNMISS-supported peace conference in Leer.
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Fuel-efficient stoves make it possible for women to spend more time in the relative safety of their homes.
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Chinese engineers carrying out road works in South Sudan's Bahr El Ghazal region.
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One of the workshop participants makes her point. The women spoke strongly against traditional norms that marginalize them.
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There was much to ponder in the Lakes region when UN police officers trained their South Sudanese counterparts on community policing.
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Officers from three different armed groups in Aweil have been learning how not to recruit and use children.
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Women in Kuajok discuss the difficulties in obtaining 35 per cent political representation when cultural practices often impede them from acquiring the required skills.
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The "waiting room" at the only veterinary clinic in Bor, overseen by an UNMISS vet from the Indian Army.