The dusty roads of Tonj East County have long provided a lifeline, connecting communities, fostering trade, and enabling access to vital services.
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As communities suffer immense harm from ongoing intercommunal conflict in Tonj, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is supporting intensive efforts to bring feuding groups together for reconciliation and peacebuilding. Photos by Zejin Yin/UNMISS.
![Peace South Sudan UNMISS UN peacekeeping peacekeepers floods preparedness humanitarian roads threat climat change Jonglei](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img-20240821-wa0060.jpg?itok=NV0_kEI8)
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, held a workshop for community members in Jonglei to develop strategies to mitigate the impact of expected extreme flooding and address the urgent threats posed by climate change. Photo by Achol Kur Marial/UNMISS.
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A project supported by UNMISS is enabling inmates at Torit State Prison to cultivate their own gardens and ensure access to nutritious food at a time where food insecurity in the region is high. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS.
![Peace South Sudan UNMISS UN peacekeeping peacekeepers boat patrol riverside Malakal security peaceful cohesion protection of civilians](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img_4795.jpg?itok=xxeyKMHQ)
The Bangladesh Force Marine Unit conducts continuous patrols from its riverside base in Malakal. With its 12 boats, the unit started independent patrolling about two years ago and has already completed 88 patrols this year. Photos by Francesca Mold/UNMISS.
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Stephen Deng fled the fighting in Sudan and is one of 780,000 returnees and refugees who have sought sanctuary in Renk, South Sudan. UNMISS peacekeepers are helping to ensure the safe delivery of humanitarian aid, protecting civilians, and deterring violence amongst diverse communities living in congested conditions in transit and displacement camps. Photo by Francesca Mold/UNMISS.
![Peace South Sudan UNMISS UN peacekeeping peacekeepers International Peace Day Run Marathon](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/marathon_for_boys_in_tambura_.jpg?itok=Z-bkZ9gp)
Over a thousand participants, mostly students, gathered at Freedom Square in Tambura, Western Equatoria, to celebrate International Youth Day through fun-filled activities to promote unity, peace, and recovery. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS.
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Eleven abducted children have been successfully released and reunited with their parents in Eastern Equatoria following intensive efforts by UNMISS and partners. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS.