A trainer explains how correct and consistent use of condoms can prevent HIV infections.
Protecting civilians from HIV: UNMISS takes awareness training to Raja town
36-year-old Raja resident Adam Arkangelo resolved to accept his new HIV status. He had tested positive at Raja Hospital, but couldn’t tell where and how he got infected with HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. Coming from a…
Lankien leaders demonstrate their solidarity for peace
Lankien residents remain fiercely committed to peace-building despite fresh hurdle of floods
Bul D. Gai happened to be paying a quick visit to family in Juba in 2013 when the city suddenly erupted in a firestorm of violence between South Sudanese government and opposition forces. He joined tens of thousands of others…
South Sudan People's Defence Forces senior officers attending a two-day workshop on child protection in Jebel Boma
'We want to be a delisted, professional army' – SSPDF
“We want to be a delisted, professional army that protects children. Children are our future. So, they really need to be protected.” Those were the words of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) Deputy Commander of…
Guests at a sexual exploitation and abuse awareness event in Akorogbodi, Yambio
Women in Yambio speak out against sexual exploitation and abuse
Women in Yambio are calling for justice against the perpetrators of sexual exploitation and abuse, saying they bear the biggest burden of sexual crimes. “Really, we the young people, the ladies, whenever we see a job…
In chains: A suspect accused of theft appears in a Mobile High Court in Yambio
Mobile court opens in Yambio to handle serious cases
Richard Nimeri has waited patiently for his case to be heard in court. “I came to the court here because my case has delayed for three years now. If a case delays like this, it brings bad feelings and sometimes the urge to…
Hajat Karama holds tightly onto her new solar radio
Returnees and vulnerable groups in Wau receive brand new solar radios
Hajat Karama has been relying on people around her to get news and information about what is going on in her country. “I am an old woman who is unable to even move around freely due to limited mobility and vision,” she says…
United in South Sudan: UK and French ambassadors to South Sudan pose for a photo at the historical site of the Fashioda Incident
A sign of peace from the past: British and French ambassadors visit historical town where a peace deal was reached in 1898
Late in the 19 th century, two imperial powers’ ambitions intersected, literally, in the town of Fashoda, present-day Kodok, South Sudan. In 1898, after a months-long hostile standoff over territorial influence in Africa…
A combined group of Kabirize women at the closing of Jie-Murle conference in Jebel Buma
Jie and Murle communities undertake to bring anyone involved in buying and selling children to justice
In July 2019, the Jie and Murle communities engaged in a bloody fight in Marua and other villages of South Sudan’s Boma area. The fight, in the Greater Jonglei region, left 85 people dead, while several others were wounded in…
Students dance excitedly during the Family Open Day event in Yambio.
Students and parents in Yambio unite for peace as they mark Human Rights Day
They clapped, they danced, and they sang. Hundreds celebrated Human Rights Day with the theme “United for Peace”, at a day-long festival where students and their parents danced and sang side by side. “You have come out as…
Female UN Police officers meeting with the UN Police Advisor in Juba, 12 December 2019
United Nations Police Advisor supports efforts of women police officers serving in South Sudan
Thousands of women and children sought sanctuary in United Nations protection sites when civil war broke out in South Sudan. Six years later, many remain in the camps, watching and waiting for the right time to leave as peace…
Ragini Kumari conducts a foot patrol of a protection of civilians site while accompanied by a community elder.
The power of a blue beret: a glimpse into the work of a female peacekeeper
Ragini Kumari has many appellations. She is a devoted wife and mother of two, an avid practitioner of yoga and an aficionado of music. She is also a police officer. Following her tenure with India’s ministry of home affairs…
A UN Police officer makes a point during training on how to curb SGBV in Kapoeta
Police officers complete training to combat sexual and gender-based violence in Kapoeta
“Rape and child marriage are crimes… no matter the cultural justifications.” This important message was shared by Kapoeta police officer Matheus Christopher Iokoto at a training workshop on conflict-related sexual and gender…