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CENTRAL EQUATORIA - South Sudan is home to a magnificent array of wonderful wildlife, including giant yet elegant birds, stately elephants, majestic giraffes and now, the largest land mammal migration on earth.
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The spectacular phenomenon of millions of antelope migrating across South Sudan has been revealed during the country's first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey. Once thought lost due to decades of conflict, the mass movement of these creatures has not only been rediscovered but is thriving. Photo by Marcus Westberg.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana establish a temporary presence in Manga Port to prevent violence and boost community confidence, following recent clashes in Unity state and neighbouring Ruweng Administrative Area. Photo by Peter Bateman/UNMISS.
At an event in Eastern Equatoria to mark Day of the African Child, diverse stakeholders called for more access to technological advances to ensure children in South Sudan can have the same advantages as those from developed nations. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
During discussions about insecurity, persistent violence by armed groups has been raised as the top concern for communities and local authorities in Yei and Lainya in the Central Equatoria region during a peace and security mission by representatives of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Photo by Taban Geofrey Koma Alfred/UNMISS.
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator, Anita Kiki Gbeho, attended the handover ceremony for new facilities aimed at promoting human rights and enhancing food security in Eastern Equatoria. Photos by Yakudu Moses/UNMISS.
Forty people from Western Equatoria graduated from an UNMISS-funded training programme with new skills in cosmetics production and beekeeping that will help them build businesses and sustain their families during South Sudan’s economic crisis. Photos by Felix Francis Katie/UNMISS.
The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s Juba Field Office, Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, discusses the need for further efforts to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence during a visit to the Yei One Stop Centre for survivors in Central Equatoria. Photo by Taban Geofrey Koma Alfred/UNMISS.
Concerns about rising sexual violence and gender-based violence in Yei expressed during UNMISS visit
CENTRAL EQUATORIA - Concerns have been raised by advocates for survivors about an alarming increase in sexual and gender-based violence in Yei and the surrounding region of Central Equatoria during a visit by officials serving with the United Nations peacekeepi
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As is often the case, women in Tonj East County have been the ones suffering the most from intercommunal violence in the area. UNMISS patrols have improved their situation. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
Some 60 people, including commissioners, community leaders, youth, and women representatives from across Western Equatoria State, recently participated in a peace forum in Yambio organized by UNMISS and UNDP. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS.