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The Purposes of the United Nations are: To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by…

The Purposes of the United Nations are: To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by…

Greater Pibor Administrative Area – “Effective prisoner rehabilitation remains one of the biggest concerns for us and our national prisons counterparts in South Sudan,” reveals Barbrah Nyamasoka. Barbrah is a corrections advisor with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “With…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – “As partners in providing security and safety to the civilian population, we have a collective responsibility to work together amicably and build trust,” said Angelo Lodo Daya, security adviser at the state Governor’s office. Mr Daya was speaking at an ongoing two-day dialogue…

UPPER NILE – “My daughter is three years old. She suffers from body pain. We have taken her to the hospital three times already, but haven’t received the right treatment,” says Chamisa John. Chamisa is one of 45,000 displaced persons residing in the United Nations Protection of Civilians (PoC) site…

UPPER NILE – While South Sudan has committed to end the recruitment of boys and girls by armed forces, many children remain in the service of such groups. Others, who have been released from uniformed ranks, are facing difficulties reintegrating into civilian life, with some of them virtually living…

UPPER NILE – This year has been harder than usual for communities in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, as soaring conflict has led to deaths, displacement and widespread security issues. But, when the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the state government and UNESCO, decided to leverage…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – “Any citizen of sound mind, who is 18 and above, has the right to register and vote in this country’s elections,” stated George Lemi Yata. Mr. Yata is the Spokesperson of South Sudan’s National Elections Commission (NEC), the body charged with overseeing the implementation of…

JUBA – Radio Miraya, a stalwart among South Sudanese broadcasters, is slowly becoming a young adult. What better way to celebrate its 19 th anniversary than doing so together with its avid listeners? In Juba, the station did a live broadcast at the Women Union’s Centre together with media colleagues…

WARRAP - Many residents of Gogrial West County are unaware of their fundamental right to be protected, often silently enduring violence, theft, or domestic abuse. Despite being a relatively peaceful part of Warrap State, people living here are sometimes subject to conflicts and their consequences…

BENTIU – Peacekeeping is more than just a job for the Mongolian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. It’s a mission to connect with the communities that they came to serve. So, it’s no surprise to see the joyful cheering when the peacekeeping patrol is welcomed to a…

EASTERN EQUATORIA – Residents in Eastern Equatoria State are pleased with the recently established parliamentary caucuses, which they feel are contributing to an improved way of handling intercommunal violence by adopting adequate legislation and peacebuilding strategies. “We’ve been receiving lots…