EASTERN EQUATORIA – As tensions increase across the country, threatening the Revitalized Peace Agreement, civil society organizations, journalists, and youth in Magwi are uniting to challenge the systems that are restricting the civic
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A forum organized by #UNMISS in Torit focused on strengthening public participation in political processes ahead of the 2026 elections through capacity building and advocacy. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS.

Intensive training for 40 traditional chiefs and local administrators from Gogrial West County in Kuajok will strengthen conflict resolution skills among community leaders, including female chiefs and senior government officials. Photo by Peter Ring Kuol/UNMISS.

A recent escalation of intercommunal conflict in Greater Kapoeta prompted UNMISS and partners to invite stakeholders to a peace-promoting dialogue. Photo by James Okello/UNMISS.

Zehrudin Sukanovic, Chief of the UN Mine Action Service, UNMAS, hopes that 2025 will result in more land in South Sudan being cleared of explosive remnants of war, despite recent tensions. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS

Rwandan peacekeepers patrol around camps for displaced communities to strengthen security as political tensions rise and clashes continue between armed forces in pockets of the country.

Jonglei State has formed a special entity to take on the daunting task of coordinating the prevention of and response to incidents of sexual and gender-based violence. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS.