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CENTRAL EQUATORIA – In South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, women and girls are disproportionately affected by conflict.
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In Yei, UNMISS and implementing partner, Mission to Alleviate Suffering in South Sudan, handed over a safe house to provide emergency shelter for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS.
Meet Major Latifa Rustamova, the first woman from Azerbaijan to be deployed as a military observer with UNMISS. Photo by Yakudu Moses/UNMISS.
On this year’s 16 Days, be inspired by Marsa William, a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Lakes, SouthSudan, who quit a job as a schoolteacher to turn her dream of owning a hair salon into a reality. Photo by Fares Aouadi/UNMISS.
An UNMISS-led training on conflict management took place in Rumbek where 60 students learnt new skills to solve disagreements. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS.
Some 30 South Sudanese police officers, including five women, participated in a three-day workshop hosted by UNPOL in a three-day training on elections security management. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS.
SRSG and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, briefs the press today in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
Civilians and military personnel from Central Equatoria state participate in a peacebuilding dialogue in Lobonok. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS.
In collaboration with Women's Vision organization, a three-month UNMISS vocational training helped local women of Bentiu to acquire practical skills in tailoring, bread-making and hairdressing. Photo by Jacob Ruai/UNMISS.
In Wau, UNMISS veterinarians from Bangladesh inject much-needed hope at a local zoo, as they build capacities among animal keepers and hand over much-needed supplies. Photo by Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS