Rough road, rough living. Panyume is yet to see tangible dividends of peace.
Panyume mother of four says peace agreement yet to yield tangible dividends
“Peace is about loving one another, about eating good meals and about free movement of people without fear of intimidation, harassment or being killed by anyone, and about sleeping in one’s own house,” says Betty Gire, a…
Police in Tambura, Western Equatoria, inform UN counterparts about their precarious working conditions.
Police in Tambura lament lack of department to handle cases of gender-based violence
Lack of a desk to investigate incidents of sexual and other gender-based violence at the Tambura police department is creating difficulties in curbing these crimes, which are reported to be common in the area. This concern…
A goat under the weather is not a happy goat.
Cattle keepers in Wau benefit from free veterinary camp provided by UNMISS peacekeepers
Since her childhood days in Majok, Martha Agew’s life has relied heavily on rearing livestock. Ms. Agew was one of may beneficiaries as Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan provided…
UNMISS troops provide clinical assistance and paint parts of Kapoeta hospital
Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have conducted a clean-up exercise at Kapoeta state hospital, as part of their civil-military engagements. Activities entailed painting and…
Women dance at the Agoke Leprosy Centre in Wau
Leprosy patients in Wau had a delightful Christmas, thanks to Bangladeshi peacekeepers
“Being a leprosy patient, I was disowned by my own family, treated as an outcast and sent away from my village,” began Maget Viola, an inhabitant of Agoke Centre in Wau. “We are almost forgotten – nobody sees us; we don’t…
Hey ho, off to joint training we go! Soldiers from government and opposition forces near Wau moving to training centres to initiate the formation of a unified army.
Government and opposition forces near Wau move to training centres to begin formation of unified army
“Today, all the forces and I are happy, because this ends the war and suffering of our people. Now there is peace because we [military troops from different armies] are moving to training centres in Wau,” says John Arkangelo…
Lots of pieces of information about human rights principles and the revitalized peace agreement were handed out to opposition forces in the Kapoeta area.
Cantoned forces in Kapoeta receive training on human rights principles ahead of unification of national army
“We are working day and night to respect and promote human rights in our camps and all territories we control in the Kapoeta area,” assures Major General Yusuf Peter Lotipe, senior commander of the Sudan People’s Army in…
Back in business: A passenger aircraft at the newly rehabilitated Pibor airstrip
Pibor residents upbeat after rehabilitation of area airstrip by Korean UN peacekeepers
A bottle of water retails at 200 South Sudanese pounds or SSP (just under $1) in Boma area’s Pibor town. But that is a smaller matter. To get any kind of medical service, each member of the area’s impoverished population must…
Not happy. Several Aweil attending a workshop on human rights complained that their entitlements are ignored.
Rights of Aweil women not being respected, says local minister of social development
“We, the women in Aweil, are not having even one percent of our rights being respected,” says the local female minister of social development, Arek Ayii Deng. Addressing participants at a one-day workshop on hate speech and…
The lecturing man has a valid point: children are not soldiers.
Panyume opposition forces working hard to remove all children from their ranks
“I do not want children to suffer like we do in the bushes. They are our future, and we want to open the gates of success for them by removing them from the army,” said a Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition’s…
Bridges are lifelines, connecting people. This one in Lakes has been repaired by UNMISS engineers.
Bridge repair by Thai peacekeeping engineers provides a lifeline for communities in Lakes region
A simple task of meshing together metal pallets and bars to repair a broken bridge has provided a lifeline for communities in the Lakes region of South Sudan, enabling traders to travel more easily and ensuring humanitarian…
A much-improved security situations means that women (soldiers and/or wives of male troops) can move around freely and thus go about their hard work.
Security and livelihoods: Opposition soldiers reflect on hopes and life in a cantonment site
"We are happy with the changes that we are seeing as a result of the signing of the [revitalized] peace agreement. The ceasefire is holding up nicely and the security situation is calm. We, the opposition, and government…