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JONGLEI- Captain Chimdesa Negasa from Ethiopia has been around the block. His experience and skills have earned him leadership positions and the respect of colleagues he has worked with.
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By giving inmates and their guards in a correctional facility in Yei an opportunity to learn new & potentially income-generating skills, UNMISS is contributing to giving those staying and working there a sense of hope, purpose and belief.
Grace Kuei is a powerful voice for persons with disabilities. Tied to a wheelchair since the age of five, she knows that their struggles go beyond simple regulations as in her hometown in Bor. Together with UNMISS, she is committed to fighting against persisting narratives and missing representation.
Preparing for the planned disarmament campaign in Warrap State, South Sudan, UNMISS facilitated a dialogue forum for military and civilian community members that focused on the protection of children in conflict settings.
To improve safety and help expand South Sudan's international airport, UNMISS rehabilitated and returned land occupied by the peacekeeping mission to civil aviation authorities in a mammoth, costly effort that required moving 300 shipping containers, relocating accommodation units, levelling and compacting land, building culverts and clearing drainage systems.
Photo: UN Photo/Loey Felipe
Violent clashes between armed forces have led to more than 16,000 civilians being displaced in Western Bahr El Ghazal. To better understand the conditions, protection and other needs of the persons having fled their homes, UNMISS accompanied a State Committee on an assessment mission.