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New model of cooperation proposed to enable displaced South Sudanese to return to their homes
The children of Wau should be looking forward to a future full of opportunities.
Instead, life is a constant struggle for survival, including access to food, clean water, healthcare, schooling, and shelter.
UNMISS peacekeepers patrol the Juba-Bor road to improve security following reports of armed groups operating in the area. The patrols follow a series of violent ambushes in May which resulted in the deaths of dozens of travelers. UNMISS/Mach Adut
Peacekeeping patrols along a notoriously dangerous road between the South Sudanese capital, Juba, and Bor, in the neighbouring Jonglei region, are enabling people and goods to travel safely again.
Internally displaced persons living at the protection of civilians’ site (PoC) in Malakal, South Sudan, presented their thoughts on using national identity as a path to peace at a consultative forum organized by the United Nations Mission In South Sudan Civil Affairs office recently. UNMISS /Janet Adongo
What makes someone South Sudanese?
Can national identity help lead the country out of violent conflict towards reconciliation and peace?
Akuruel Makuei Maiwer, local artist, gives an impassioned peformance before the crowd at the 'Women for Peace Concert' on Monday, 4 September 2017 in Rumbek, South Sudan. The event, organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, aimed to empower women through music and drama. UNMISS /Muna Tesfai
Akuruel Makuei Maiwer was a big hit when she arrived on stage at the Women for Peace Concert in Rumbek.
United Nations Mission in South Sudan Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer meets South Sudanese President Salva Kiir ahead of UN Security Council meeting with the African Union Council in Addis Abba on Wednesday, 6 September, 2017.
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has emphasized the need for the Mission and the government of the country to work together in the best interests of the people.
David Shearer, Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), right, meets with the South Sudanese 1st Vice President Taban Deng, left, on Wednesday, 6 September, 2017.
The return of internally displaced people to their homes from UN Protection of Civilians (POC)
A mother of seven children receivs relief itmes in the Bangasu IDPs camp
Hundreds of people sheltering from violence at Bangasu camp in the Western Equatorian region of South Sudan have received humanitarian relief for the first time since they fled their homes in June.
The Protection of Civilian(PoC) site adjacent to the UNMISS base in Wau is currently sheltering more than 33,000 civilians who fled their home because of insecurity and the mission with partners is looking into ways to creating enabling environment to decongest the site.
Medina Daniel and her nine children have been sheltering at the Protection of Civilians site, next to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s base in Wau, for more than a year.
Rwandan Peacekeepers teach children how to make pinwheels out of leaves and sticks while volunteering at the Hope for South Sudan Orphanage in Moti.
The sound of children clapping, singing, and laughing joyfully resonated loudly throughout the compound at the Hope for South Sudan Orphanage in Moti as Eid Al-Adha celebrations got underway.