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The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has held a workshop with 80 attending youth on their role in peace building, and on the mandate of the peacekeeping mission.
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Some 80 youth in the Western Lakes area attended a workshop on how to improve their capacity to play a positive role in peace building.
Women leaders from across the country at the South Sudan Open Days Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security.
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.194
Join the UN Mission's nationwide essay competition for secondary students by telling us: "How can women contribute to durable peace in South Sudan?" Deadline for submissions is 26 March.
By June this currently barren area at the Juba Checkpoint village will see the completion of an UNMISS-financed Joint Integrated Police post, aimed partially at making the area safe enough for displaced people to want to return to their homes.
Women from all walks of life participated in the celebration of International Women's Day in Juba.
In South Sudan, years of conflict have subjected women to unspeakable atrocities. Yet they carry on, sometimes with the support of the UN family and other humanitarian actors.
The number of displaced persons staying at the UN protection size has decreased significantly, from a high of 39,000 to approximately 25,000.
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.193