UNMISS peacekeeper playing with children in Juba. 20 November is Universal Children’s Day and this year marks 25 years since UN General Assembly adopted Convention on the Rights of the Child. Photo: UNMISS / JC McIlwaine
After 13 years of protecting civilians in Bentiu, the relationship between Mongolian peacekeepers and local communities is so strong that the children can even speak the Mongolian language.
UNMISS empowers Members of Parliament in Eastern Equatoria by enhancing their skills in managing the conflicts that sometimes arise in and between different communities in the state. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS.