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United Nations Peacekeeping
13 Feb
2017
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
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Grace Kuei is a powerful voice for persons with disabilities. Tied to a wheelchair since the age of five, she knows that their struggles go beyond simple regulations as in her hometown in Bor. Together with UNMISS, she is committed to fighting against persisting narratives and missing representation.
Preparing for the planned disarmament campaign in Warrap State, South Sudan, UNMISS facilitated a dialogue forum for military and civilian community members that focused on the protection of children in conflict settings.
To improve safety and help expand South Sudan's international airport, UNMISS rehabilitated and returned land occupied by the peacekeeping mission to civil aviation authorities in a mammoth, costly effort that required moving 300 shipping containers, relocating accommodation units, levelling and compacting land, building culverts and clearing drainage systems.