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Festive parliamentarians cutting the ribbon to inaugurate Jonglei's new and UNMISS-funded legislative assembly hall in Bor. Photos by Mach Samuel, UNMISS.
![Peace South Sudan UNMISS UN peacekeeping peacekeepers elections constitution gender women patrol patrolling building confidence coexistence](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img_0231.jpg?itok=vi76Z9hF)
In Malakal, an all-female UNMISS patrol discussed key issues and challenges with a cross-section of local women from different communities. Photo by Samson Liberty/UNMISS
![Peace South Sudan UNMISS UN peacekeeping peacekeepers elections constitution civil society eastern Equatoria transitional justice rule of law peace agreement](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img_3436.jpg?itok=msJePsgY)
At a two-day workshop in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria, 40 community leaders and civil society representatives were sensitized on key transitional justice provisions contained within the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
![unmiss south sudan peace security elections wau united nations un peacekeeping civic space votes polling](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/53235849871_51ff91a707_c.jpg?itok=PGezwASu)
In Wau, a landmark forum hosted by UNMISS brought together state authorities, political parties, high-ranking security officials and civil society to discuss shared peace and security goals, including widespread civic engagement, ahead of South Sudan's first national elections next December. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS
![Peace South Sudan UNMISS UN peacekeeping peacekeepers elections constitution SRSG community stabilization and violence reduction project Trust Fund Tonj](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/2c2a5045.jpg?itok=6klLhZ_X)
Thanks to a community stabilization and violence reduction project funded by the South Sudan Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Reconciliation, Stabilization, and Resilience (RSRTF), residents of Greater Tonj area feel safer and more secure. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS.
![unmiss bentiu jau ruweng administrative area sudan violence refugees returnees hardship](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/kneedeep_woman.jpg?itok=MCHh0zc8)
An UNMISS patrol to the remote border town Jau to assess the situation of both refugees and returnees and the host community turned out to be anything but a picnic. Photos: Peter Bateman/UNMISS