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With predicted record rainfalls in Bentiu, UNMISS peacekeeping engineers from Pakistan are intensively monitoring existing floodwater levels and raising the levels of dykes to protect 300,000 residents against an estimated 50% increase this year.
Prison officers serving in Aweil will better respect and protect the rights and wellbeing of inmates in jails across the state after participating in an UNMISS-hosted training workshop.
UNMISS peacekeepers united with local authorities, lecturers and students to clean-up the university in Wau, promoting a cleaner and safer environment for learning as well as building community togetherness and pride.
UNMISS peacekeepers and community members in Yambio launched a collective clean-up campaign, removing a mountain of garbage from the central city, that was not only threatening the environment but also the health and wellbeing of residents.
Community members gather in the small village of Kuajiena to discuss peace, security and justice during an open dialogue focused on accountability through the military court system, facilitated by UNMISS and supported by the Government of Norway. Photos by Busang Davies Maruping/UNMISS
A friendly football match between UNMISS peacekeepers and women from Yambio set the scene for International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers commemorations which brought hundreds of people together to celebrate diversity, embrace unity, and support peace.
To build capacity and self-reliance, #UNMISS peacekeepers from India provided vocational training for 50 young people enduring difficult living conditions and a lack of opportunities in the #UN Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, #SouthSudan to boost their ability to find jobs and build businesses.
UNMISS Mongolian peacekeepers are conducting 24/7 patrols to protect civilians in the isolated area of Abiemnhom so that survivors of a deadly armed attack in April 2025 can safely return home and rebuild their lives.