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United Nations Peacekeeping
14 Jun
2013
UNMISS Workshop on Child Protection for Parliamentarians
Juba, 13 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a one day workshop for the South Sudan Parliamentary Lobby Group on Children.
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Photo: UN Photo/Loey Felipe
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