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The UNMISS Gender Unit recently supported a consultative workshop with the state Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare in Central Equatoria to give local development partners a bird's eye view of strategic planning mechanisms related to providing essential services to residents. Photo by Surur Ali Ayile/UNMISS

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Today, 23 UNPOL officers from Nepal received the UN medal for their service to the cause of durable peace in South Sudan at a meaningful ceremony held in the UNMISS headquarters in Juba. Photo by Yuppharat Pinkaew/UNMISS

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Police Community Relations Committees help local police maintain law and order as well as respond efficiently to potential crime. 80 members of such Committees in Eastern Equatoria were recently trained by UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS on human rights and international humanitarian law.

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Braving snakes and swampy waters, UNMISS peacekeepers from Pakistan responded to an urgent call by state officials in Bentiu to help prevent massive flooding and displacement by constructing four kilometers of dykes. Photo by Captain Muhammad Junaid Ud Din/UNMISS.

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UNMISS, UNDP and a host of local partners recently held a workshop for young people in Kuajok on identifying key drivers of conflict in the region and finding pathways to a peaceful dispute resolution. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS

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UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS in Warrap recently held a day-long workshop for female policing counterparts from the South Sudan National Police Service to build their capacities in dealing with cases of sexual- and gender-based violence. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS.

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Young people play a critical role in driving positive change in any society. UNMISS and the state Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports in Malakal, therefore, organized a two-day interactive forum on reconciliation and trauma healing for 80 youth. Photo by Samuel Adwok/UNMISS.

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UNMISS and humanitarian partners supported an event in Bander School, Malakal, to mark International Day of the Girl Child. Photo by Samuel Adwok/UNMISS

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General Birame Diop, the United Nations Military Adviser, recently visited the UNMISS temporary base in Koch to see firsthand the mission's security and operations as well as speak to communities living here. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS.

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UNMISS, in partnership with the state Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, organized a two-day workshop on gender equality for 30 participants in Rumbek. Photo by James Manyuol/UNMISS

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