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The new and UNMISS-funded police station in Kayango was hailed as a beacon of the rule of law in an area where crimes related to seasonal cattle migration are common. Photos: Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS

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The recently concluded mobile court in Mayom, Unity state, handled 31 cases, securing 24 convictions, and releasing 22 prisoners over six weeks. Mobile courts, a collaboration between South Sudan’s judiciary and Government, as well as UNMISS, bring justice to locations lacking access to formal legal systems. Photo by Peter Bateman/UNMISS

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Everyone in Manyabol were on their feet to see and celebrate the result of an UNMISS-funded project that will give hundreds of students a decent learning environment. Photo: Achol Kur Marial Kur/UNMISS

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Sometimes, animals also need medical attention and care. Fortunately for beasts residing in and near Kodok, Indian peacekeepers were recently available to provide them with such services. Photos: Samuel Adwok Deng/UNMISS

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Civil society and youth representatives, government partners, women, and state elections committees in Northern Bahr El Ghazal came together for a two-day workshop facilitated by the United Nations Integrated Electoral Assistance Team to boost capacities on electoral standards, principles and management techniques. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS

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UNMISS and UNDP jointly held a two-day workshop to prepare Tonj South for an upcoming circuit court. This initiative, which falls under the Kong Koc Project funded by the South Sudan Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Reconciliation, Stabilization, and Resilience, aims to enhance justice delivery by addressing long-pending cases involving intercommunal violence. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS

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It was a special day for 272 UNMISS peacekeepers from Pakistan serving for peace with UNMISS in Bentiu, South Sudan, as they received the prestigious UN medal for their commitment to safeguarding 300,000 people from catastrophic floods. Photo by Captain Taimoor Ahmad/UNMISS

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UNMISS facilitated a visit by state authorities to Western Bahr El Ghazal's Boro Medina, where hundreds of refugees and returnees fleeing the Sudan crisis continue to arrive every day. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS

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An UNMISS workshop in Gogrial West, Warrap, sought to enhance the criminal justice system by boosting capacities of justice actors, prisons and police officers. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS

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