28-year-old Nunu Nuela is a busy person. She’s a mother of two young children, is studying to complete a degree in Business Administration and trains young women at the Anika Women’s Association in Yambio to make cosmetics and harvest honey.
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Nunu Nuela, a 28-year-old handicrafts expert from Western Equatoria, finds joy in passing on her skills to other women so that they can be financially independent. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS.
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Lieutenant Hinasha Thapa, a 27-year-old army officer and a medical doctor from Nepal, is serving a a Senior Medical Officer with UNMISS.
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A new prison block was just what the doctor ordered and UNMISS funded in Chukudum, where the old facilities resulted in gender-based violence and unwanted pregnancies. Photos: Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS
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24-year-old South Sudanese guitarist and music producer Eyoba Richard says he believes that young people across the country need to stop fighting and unite to usher in an era of progress. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS.
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UNMISS peacekeepers have visited Bahar Olo in Western Equatoria State to assess the situation of citizens following a recently deadly attack in the area. Photos: Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS