Bul D. Gai happened to be paying a quick visit to family in Juba in 2013 when the city suddenly erupted in a firestorm of violence between South Sudanese government and opposition forces.
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Bangladeshi peacekeepers providing free and much-appreciated medical services in Raja Lol.
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UN volunteer Ratha Pathmanathan(in the middle) and colleagues accompanying displaced people to their homes and relatives in Akobo. A joyous highlight of her stay in South Sudan.
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Opposition forces at the Nyara cantonment site being reminded to refrain from gender-based violence.
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UNMISS Rule of Law Officers and prison officials meet to discuss strategies to revamp prisons country-wide.
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Women from rural areas in Eastern Equatoria aired their concerns about wide-spread impunity for incidents of gender-based violence.
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Military man listing what is needed for South Sudanese armed groups to be removed from UN list of armies violating the rights of children in conflict.