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With a slow but steady decline of political violence across South Sudan, refugees as well as internally displaced people have started returning to their places of origin.
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Facilitating voluntary returns to places of origin by refugees and internally displaced persons was the focus of a recent joint visit to Bentiu, South Sudan, by David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Traditional leaders in Malakal gathered to reflect on and learn how to accomplish reconciliation and avoid conflicts.
UNMISS has launched a series of Quick Impact Projects in Western Equatoria. These are aimed at fulfilling urgent community needs through infrastructural development. One such upcoming construction is a much-needed prison facility in the Mundri area; pictured here is the inaugural laying of the foundation of this structure.
Youth in Maridi, Western Equatoria State, discussing how to promote social cohesion in their communities.
In Cueibet, a county in the Lakes region of South Sudan, Nepalese peacekeepers serving with UNMISS established a temporary operating base in November 2020 as part of a proactive measure to build confidence among local communities and deter potential skirmishes.
UNMISS has adopted a more mobile and responsive approach to peacekeeping by establishing temporary operating bases in locations where the potential of violent conflict is high, especially during seasonal cattle migration.
Community members attend a peace event held by UNMISS in Warrap, South Sudan.
UN and national police officers in a meeting at the inauguration of a new joint security coordination centre in Bor.
Senior police officers from different branches of the South Sudan Police Service in Yambio, Western Equatoria, pictured during an UNMISS-facilitated training on leadership and management skills.
UNMISS has deployed additional peacekeepers and reinforced troop mobility with more vehicles to stabilize the fragile security situation in Maban, near Bunj, in the Upper Nile region, following recent conflict.