EASTERN EQUATORIA – Competition is fierce for money for small-scale quick impact projects funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to improve the living conditions of
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Community leaders and other stakeholders in Ikotos County learnt more about how to organize themselves and propose small-scale projects more likely to receive funding.
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Participants at a recent workshop in Torit, on electoral preparations, proved to be keen learners. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
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On the third day of his goodwill visit to Juba, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, witnessed firsthand the challenging conditions in which South Sudanese families live. Photos by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.
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Learning more about democratic electoral processes was the objective at a recent workshop organized by UNMISS in Yambio. Photos: Felix Francis Katie/UNMISS
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The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, meets the South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit and other senior ministers on the second day of his visit to the country’s capital Juba. Photos by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.
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The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, arrived in Juba for a four-day visit to support the implementation of the peace deal & learn firsthand about the challenges faced by the people of South Sudan. Photo by Photos by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.