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Radio Miraya News
Many thousands of people have sought protection after recent violence in Wau. A lack of accountability for abuses against civilians remains a huge challenge, according to the UNMISS Human Rights Director.
UNMISS has embarked on a five-day patrol to conflict-affected areas near Pajok. (Archive photo).
Civilians in the Wau area seeking safety and shelter after a recent outbreak of violence.
Students taking part in the mine awareness song competition
Various components of UNMISS and humanitarian actors were involved in putting out fires and assisting affected internally displaced persons in the Bentiu PoC site.
Dr. Bny Agyiri is part of the Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) based in Leer. So far, Dr. Agyiri has delivered 35 babies, with a 100 per cent survival rate, in an area with no other health facilities.
Residents in Leer County are hardly spoiled when it comes to access to clean, safe water. UNICEF and other humanitarian organizations are working hard to improve the situation.
UN Peacekeeping chief meets president Kiir: Solution to South Sudan’s problems has to be political.
UNMISS Peacekeepers from Bangladesh, China and Nepal were involved in the rescue operation following a plane crash in Wau on 20 March.
The UN Peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous and the Under-Secretary General designate Jean-Pierre Lacroix are in Juba on an official visit, here in a meeting with South Sudan's first vice president Taban Deng Gai.