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The UN Mission in South Sudan has temporarily deployed peacekeepers to Koch County in Northern Liech to protect civilians and humanitarian workers and encourage displaced people to return to their homes. “As women, we welcome the deployment of a UN force to patrol our area and improve our security…

“I am highly honored to acquire the big [UN] family’s medal. It means that we are the best police officers of our country.” Vera Ayensu, a Deputy Superintendent of the Ghanaian police service, has reasons to be proud, not only for having received a UN medal for serving with the United Nations…

Cattle herders, traditional chiefs, representatives of youths and women, peace coordinators and church leaders from the Guit and Rubkona communities in the Unity region of South Sudan have committed themselves to avoid conflicts and violence during the seasonal migration of their animals in search…

Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. David Shearer RJMEC 23 January 2020 Chair Excellencies Friends and colleagues I want to begin by wishing everyone a happy new year. We all hope that 2020 will be the year in which sustainable peace is consolidated in South Sudan…

Rounok Jahan has been breaking down gender barriers her whole life. First by deciding as a child that she would join the male-dominated police force in her home country of Bangladesh. “Since my childhood, I’ve always tried to break the stereotyping,” says Rounok Jahan. “My parents brought me up…

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Army in opposition in the Western Equatoria region has appealed to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to support signatories to the revitalized peace agreement reached in September 2018 to speed up its implementation. Sector commander Lieutenant General…

About a thousand citizens of Akon County in the Gogrial area have participated in a peace rally centered around the dissemination of the content of the revitalised peace agreement signed in September 2018. Organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in collaboration with the…

“Criminals, thieves, violent people. That’s how we, the youth, were referred to during the conflict.” The words of Simon Gardino, acting chairperson of the government-supporting youth attending this peace rally at Yambio Freedom Square, seem to ring true. More than 150 boys and girls seated in the…

Rebecca Anyeoul is an expert when it comes to juggling her responsibilities. She’s managed to raise seven children throughout the conflict in South Sudan while also serving in the country’s army for the past 25 years, rising up the ranks to achieve the rank of colonel. Rebecca Anyeoul is an example…

Fetching and selling water to restaurant owners and firewood at the Mundri market is the daily routine of Mary Alex to make a living for herself and her eight children. “When I sell water [to the restaurants], I also collect ash there. You can filter it into the liquid salt known as Kombo in local…

Women in South Sudan’s Lakes region have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to make a real effort to form the transitional government of national unity come 22 February. They made their appeal during a two-day women’s forum held in Rumbek with the support from the United Nations…

Flavia Zisok’s weapon of choice is a combination of her pain and her pen. The young writer has published many poems about the immense suffering caused by war and her hopes for lasting peace in conflict-affected South Sudan. “I stand up to use my pain as a weapon to write poems that speak of peace,”…