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Peacekeepers from Bangladesh serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan provided essential medicines for more than 300 people in need at the Teaching Hospital in Wau, in the Western Bahr El Ghazel region of South Sudan.
“I came here because am sick with a stomach problem and my son has malaria and a bad cough,” explained Santino Luka as he gratefully received free medicine from Bangladeshi peacekeepers at a special clinic in Wau.
Eighteen South Sudanese women who have survived civil war, displacement and sexual violence build their skills every day at the UNMISS car washing bay where they ensure the mission's vehicles are in top condition to reach remote communities across the world's newest country.
“With the money I earn working at the UNMISS car washing bay, I’m able to pay hospital fees for my aging parents and also send my younger brother to school,” says Victoria Hanan.
On the eve of UN Day 2020, UNMISS peacekeepers evacuate some 32 humanitarian workers following threats and violent attacks by youth groups in Renk, Upper Nile. The humanitarian staff are currently safe and under UNMISS protection.
Indian peacekeepers have evacuated humanitarian workers and are providing them with refuge and support following threats and violent attacks by youth in Renk, a town in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan.
There were all smiles behind the face masks as UNMISS handed over new facilities to the South Sudanese Police Services in Juba.
Lieutenant Colonel Kuong Majoc, commander of the crime response team at the
Women from different political parties discussing their political participation and how to improve it.
Alfred Futuyo Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State, has promised that his government will make sure that women will obtain their 35 per cent political representation, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement signed in September 2018.
A Bangladeshi vet, serving with UNMISS, in action in Wau.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have brought joy to cattle keepers in Wau by offering much-needed free veterinary services for their livestock.
From 14-16 October 2020, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, visited Bentiu and Malakal for the first time since the coronavirus-related lockdown in South Sudan. SRSG Shearer met with representatives of displaced communities, state officials and humanitarian partners.
“I was worried that the United Nations was withdrawing its peacekeepers completely from the protection site.
A committee to end grave violations of children's rights has been formed in Western Equatoria State.
A technical committee has been formed to implement the comprehensive action plan to end and prevent grave violations against children in Western Equatoria State.
Youth from different ethnic groups in Western Bahr el-Ghazal State learning more on how to promote social cohesion.
Youth representatives in Western Bahr el-Ghazal have brainstormed to better understand what role young people may play in promoting peaceful intercommunal relations in their region.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Wau have been helping hundreds of people suffering from eye ailments and/or poor vision.
More than three hundred people suffering from eye problems in Wau have received medication and been offered reading glasses.