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Children in the designated Peace Village of Kuron in Eastern Equatoria enjoy their primary school. “I want the children of this primary school to know it is possible to live with people from different clans as one. Just like I was privileged to experience during my youth,” explains retired Bishop…

As UN missions are drawn down and eventually closed, stronger partnerships are needed to ensure that countries recovering from conflict can transition successfully to a phase of durable peace and development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday. The UN chief…

Music, sunshine, and an atmosphere of unity were in high supply in Juba on Thursday, as dignitaries and youths came together to mark the tenth anniversary of the Nelson Mandela Day, celebrated globally every year. Students from Juba University gathered with members of the diplomatic community and…

Thanks to engineering troops serving with UNMISS, the Peace Square in Jondoru village in Rajaf County can now be enjoyed by footballers and volleyball players. Until just a few days ago, only the most determined and passionate of footballers would dare practice their fancy footwork and last-ditch…

Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID. UN State Liaison Functions (SLFs) and UNDP in South Darfur in collaboration with the Sudanese Women Development Organization (SWDO) organized a two-day training workshop on “Legal Aid and Human Rights” for paralegals and native administration from internally…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 242 - 22 July 2019 UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 242 - 22 July 2019

Pajok Primary School in the Magwi area registered less than 200 new students in 2018, but that number has doubled. The new enrolment figure for 2019 now stands at 374, thanks in part to returning refugees and internally displaced people. “Out of this 178 are returnees, and 12 teachers have returned…

A lack of water and grazing pastures is causing frequent intercommunal tensions in parts of Eastern Equatoria. Fighting, in turn, makes the food insecurity even worse. Seasonal migrations and a frequent scarcity of grazing pastures and water holes have resulted in recurrent skirmishes in the area…

Three Lebanese Civil Defence officers along with two Spanish UNIFIL peacekeepers took immediate action to rescue a man stuck inside a car after an accident. The body of the vehicle was badly damaged and the team realized that opening the door to rescue the man would have been impossible. By using…

UNMISS Force Commander Shailesh Tinaikar drove his own vehicle on a full-day patrol to verify the security situation along the Juba-Nimule road. In the pre-dawn darkness, civilian and military peacekeepers gather for a security briefing as they prepare to head out on patrol along a road that has…

Bishop John Jok, chairperson of a new inter-religious committee, addresses fellow clergies. In a bid to make the most of their arguably significant influence on the attitudes and behaviour of the South Sudanese people, religious leaders in the Greater Jonglei region have established an inter…

UNIFIL today hosted a group of about 50 university students from around the world in its headquarters in Naqoura and at a UN position along the Blue Line in a visit organized by Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants. While in Naqoura, the visitors learned about the important work…