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Details of a peace agreement that for a long time seemed distant finally reached Tambura recently – for the first time – stirring excitement as residents got firsthand access to its content in their local language. “What we have heard here in Ezo today is very important because it is what we were…

A training of trainers of a South Sudan’s soon-to-be unified army concluded today, 4 October, with a graduation ceremony at the Military Training Centre in Luri near Juba. The event marks a significant step forward for the implementation of the country’s revitalized peace agreement, signed in…

Over the last few weeks, the communities of opposition-controlled New Fangak in Greater Jonglei have welcomed back a significant number of their own, with internally displaced persons returning to their area of origin as they have been reassured of its prevailing peace. “Now that the security…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 251

The establishment of a Joint Border Peace Committee and local court expected to handle criminal cases were two of the resolutions agreed on at a peace dialogue organized to tackle persistent intercommunal fighting and gang criminality in a particularly troubled part of South Sudan’s Greater Lakes…

There are at least two things that make the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan unique: one is that its host country is the youngest in the world, having gained its independence in 2011, and another is that it employs more United Nations Volunteers than any other mission worldwide…

Concerned about the pace of their inclusion in government and decision-making positions, women in the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region are positioning themselves to push for more representation at both national and regional levels. ‘’We are now undergoing training on the revitalized peace agreement…

A significant aspect of the revitalized peace agreement was realized in Wau recently with the graduation of the first batch of trainers for unified forces – a necessary step in the fulfilment of the agreement’s chapter on security arrangements. “We conducted the training for the unified forces…

Law enforcement officers in Kuacjok are sharpening their policing skills as they seek to better investigate and curb crime and promote justice. “This is a positive step. It is lifesaving training,” said Santino Tong, one of the officers who participated in the training. Organised by the UN Police…

Residents of Greater Yei, comprising Mugwo, Otogo, Tore and Yei counties, have made a plea to bolster efforts to end the ongoing fighting and ensure justice for victims as they seek to realize peace and development in their restive area. The calls were made at a peace and reconciliation conference…

It’s a wet morning in Malakal – one of South Sudan’s largest towns. A group of female peacekeepers (and a few odd men) make their way into Good Shepherd School – one of only 11 schools currently operating in the town. Within a few minutes of our arrival, curious eyes begin to peer through openings…

Until this week, 24-year-old Yohana Jermano Gwang had neither knowledge of his human rights nor did he know when to report acts of their violation. Now, though, he says things are different. “Now I know my rights to life, education and free movement everywhere in accordance with the Universal…