A tall, demure girl weaves her way purposely through the crowd of students seated calmly under a tree in the sweltering heat of Malakal – a growing town in northern South Sudan.

Cattle camp leaders and farmers from three neighbouring communities in Duk Padiet, in the Jonglei region of South Sudan, have reached an agreement to ensure peaceful cattle migration following a two-day conference supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Indian peacekeepers have repaired two classrooms at a primary school in Bor in South Sudan to ensure that children in the conflict-affected area are able to carry out their studies safely and in some comfort.