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Rwanda’s Umuganda-style clean-up exercise brought to Juba by UN peacekeepers

It’s a crisp Saturday morning. The sun is out, and so are close to a thousand Juba-based peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

15 Jun 2019

Children take on UN radio airwaves to champion their rights ahead of Day of the African Child

It may have started like any other day, but this was no ordinary day for a bunch of excited South Sudanese students.

15 Jun 2019

Zimbabwean woman tackling gender-based violence as she changes lives of the displaced in South Sudan

Zimbabwe’s Emma Madziva stands at attention as a medal is pinned on her left breast pocket, just next to her name tag.

The five-feet-three-inches-tall peacekeeper now proudly wears her first-ever United Nations medal, honouring her peacekeeping work in South Sudan’s Unity area.

14 Jun 2019

First-ever Albanian female peacekeepers committed to leaving a mark in South Sudan

Trained as a chemical engineer and a lawyer, one would have thought that Viola Hoxha and Valentina Korbi would be tucked somewhere in the comfort of home in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

14 Jun 2019

UNMISS to the rescue: Torit hospital receives much-needed water supply

Patients at Torit’s main hospital have one thing less to worry about, thanks to the timely intervention of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which has got water flowing again at the health facility.

14 Jun 2019

South Sudan appeals for more funding in new robust plan to keep Ebola at bay

South Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Thursday launched an appeal for 12 million US dollars to help in its Ebola preparedness plan, following news of confirmed Ebola cases in neighbouring Uganda.

13 Jun 2019

UNMISS’ peacekeepers bring a little respite to needy orphans at Torit centre

“We go collecting food items and some money from businessmen who willingly help every time they see us in the market,” Sadiq Khamis cried out to United Nations peacekeepers who had visited Malakia centre, home to some 45 orphans, including him.

13 Jun 2019

Former foes come together to reconcile and push for peace in Western Equatoria

A convoy of old landcruisers sweep into the compound at speed. Men in military fatigues jump off the back of the vehicle carrying guns. Most disperse under nearby trees while others stay close by their VIP as he emerges from a shiny black 4-wheel-drive to be greeted by other political leaders.

13 Jun 2019