WARRAP STATE – It was 1975 when traditional chiefs from across what has since 2011 been South Sudan came together in Western Bahr El Ghazal to realize their vision of a uniform customary law – the Quanun Wanh-alel.
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In Kuajok, a harmonization workshop on customary law in Warrap State led to the consensual abolishment of early and forced marriage. Pending on state government approval, this decision will soon be translated into formal law.

With a capacity of 150 inmates, Aweil Central Prison in Northern Bahr El Ghazal currently houses over 700 prisoners in crowded, unhygienic conditions. With cholera running rampant in the region, UNMISS advocated with local authorities and the World Health Organization to vaccinate all prisoners and their guards.
Photo: Deng Mou/UNMISS.

Youth in South Sudan often have difficulties finding learning opportunities and jobs. In Bor, peacekeepers from South Korea have conducted (Bor) 3-month-long vocational trainings for young, and now optimistic, women & men. In Akobo, UNMISS has funded a similar initiative. Photo: Mach Samuel/UNMISS.

At the prison in Kuajok, the vocational trainings initiated by UNMISS previously have an impact by offering inmates to develop skills in tailoring, farming and accounting.

In Liet-Nhom, the central prison is in an alarming condition. UNMISS continues to conduct patrols and monitor the situation.