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Returnees in Pajok eager to see tangible peace following last year’s agreement

Returnees in Torit area’s Pajok have appealed to South Sudanese authorities to bring services nearer and protect them from any imminent risk, so they can enjoy the dividends of the revitalized peace agreement, signed in Addis Ababa last year.

17 Apr 2019

Women in Amadi call for full implementation of 35% power-sharing policy

Women in South Sudan’s Amadi area have jointly called on the Government of South Sudan to fully implement the provision that guarantees 35% representation for women in the power-sharing arrangement, in accordance with the terms of the revitalized peace agreement, signed in Addis Ababa in Septembe

16 Apr 2019

Joyous celebration as Indian peacekeepers receive medals of honour in Malakal

Sixteen years ago, a young newlywed Indian soldier was sent with his unit to the fairly remote state of Assam in the north eastern part of the country.

15 Apr 2019

Kuajok: One teacher on a mission to achieve equal enrolment for girls and boys at an UNMISS-supported school

Excited little voices chant welcome messages as the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) arrives at Mayen Gumel Primary School, located in the town of Kuajok, in north-western South Sudan.

15 Apr 2019

Rwanda: Peacekeepers in Juba remember genocide 25 years later with words of hope for South Sudan

Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, Celine Kalingirwa was just being born in Rwanda, fondly known as the land of a thousand hills.

11 Apr 2019

The displaced in Juba urge speedy implementation of peace agreement

“When will the Transitional Government of National Unity be formed?” asks Professor Majok Yen, a youth representative, who lives in a UN protection of civilians site in South Sudan’s capital, Juba.

10 Apr 2019

A safe haven for women and girls: Aweil centre supporting prevention and response to gender-based violence

A group of women sing and dance joyfully, as they welcome the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to their secondary home – a resource centre for women and girls.

10 Apr 2019

UN-supported vocational training centre keeping youth dreams alive in Aweil

An entertaining cultural dance greets the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as he visits a vocational training centre in Aweil town, located in the north-west of the country.

10 Apr 2019

Displaced people in Wau say they want to return home, but await guarantee of essential services

As the sun sets over Wau, the second largest town in South Sudan, a group of people – estimated to be around one thousand – are hurdled together on open ground.

09 Apr 2019

SPLM-IO leaders in Wau express concerns over delays in reintegration of forces in meeting with head of UNMISS

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) leaders in Wau are worried about the delay in the process to move forces to designated cantonment areas to pave the way for the formation of the national army in South Sudan.

09 Apr 2019

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