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Hope for South Sudan’s younger generation
Liatile Putsoa, from Lesotho recently joined UNMISS as a UN Volunteer. In this piece, she shares her personal impressions about her first visit to the Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Juba. What was most striking when I entered the Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Juba was the number of…
South Sudanese students’ celebrate Day of the African Child on UN radio
To celebrate the Day of the African Child, 30 students from schools across Juba took control of the UN Mission in South Sudan’s Radio Miraya. The students aged between 15 and 18 years hosted the radio’s prime shows such as the Morning Breakfast Show and the Drive Time, they read the news in English…
Unity state calls for children to be sent to school
The Day of the African Child was celebrated together with two thousand children from Dingding Primary School in Rubkona County, Northern Liech state. The event was organized by the UNMISS Communication and Public Information Section in collaboration with the Relief, Reintegration and Protection…
Raising awareness on Gender-Based Violence for IDPs in Wau
In a training workshop organized for internally displaced persons (IDP), participants were asked to brainstorm on acts consider to be Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Domestic violence usually as perpetrated by men again women, rape and early marriage were repeatedly mentioned by the participants. GBV…
Community leaders in Bentiu receive training on Child Rights
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Child Protection Unit in collaboration with the Ministry of General Education organised a 2-day training workshop on Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) on grave violations of children’s rights in situations of armed conflict. Participants of…
UNMISS Sensitizes the SPLA on the recruitment of child soldiers in Panyagoor
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Child Protection Unit held a 3 day training workshop for Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) from the 8 th Division and Mechanized Unit. The workshop, which took place in Panyagor, focused on sensitizing the army personnel about the six grave…
Community policing to ensure safety in IDP camps
People who flee their homes because of conflict want to stay where they feel safe even though this may come with traumatic experiences. According to a local police officer in Wau town, the same people who seek refuge often end up involved in crime and violence. Since the conflict broke out in Wau…
Ana Taban calls on local artists to use art in peacebuilding
The founder of Ana Taban Arts Initiative told a spectrum of artists from Yei comprising of musicians, comedians, artists of fine art, dramatists, as well as dancers to embrace peace and reconciliation through their respective artistic fields. Manasseh Mathiang, the initiative coordinator of Ana…