“The war that started in 2013 left my house in ruins, my father has been killed and my education was interrupted, but now I am back at school after the United Nations and the international community tried to restore peace in our country.”
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Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, a national of Fiji, is the first-ever female Police Commissioner serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
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"South Sudan peace" was the theme for participants in the UNMISS Art for Peace contest in Juba.
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22 May 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.197. South Korean peacekeepers diverting water from the flooded UNMISS protection site in Bor on 13 May.
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Soon inmates of the prison in Cueibet in the Greater Lakes region will have a fence around them, a new ablution unit and two refurbished cells for night-time use.
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UN peacekeepers improving access to clean water in Meen County, Western Lakes.
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On 17 May, 210 child soldiers were released in Pibor, where they laid down their weapons and traded uniforms for items essential in their new lives as civilians.
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After some UNMAS demining and mine awareness education residents of the Majak-Joong cattle camp may tread parts of the area a little less carefully.