Displaced young people in Gogrial to receive vocational training through UNMISS
More than 100 young people who have been displaced by intercommunal conflict in Gogrial will receive training to develop new skills so they can support themselves as part of an initiative funded by the United Nations Mission…
Government and opposition forces endure difficult living conditions at Maridi training center
A young soldier wearing a simple singlet and shorts stands proudly to attention amidst fellow troops at morning parade. But he soon struggles to maintain his upright posture, clutching his stomach and bending over, as heavy…
Female Bangladeshi peacekeepers inspire the women of Wau to join security forces
Female members of the Bangladeshi military contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are inspiring women in the communities they serve to consider a career in the country’s security forces. Fifteen…
Hundreds of citizens enjoy an advocacy for peace rally in Yambio
Modern and traditional singers as well as comedians spiced up an advocacy for peace event in Yambio designed to educate local communities about the revitalized agreement and to encourage them to be ambassadors for peace…
Aweil chiefs learn about differences between traditional and formal justice during UNMISS workshop
Chiefs in the Aweil region of South Sudan have learnt the difference between using traditional justice processes and the need to refer criminal cases to legal courts during a human rights workshop organized by the United…
UNMISS peacekeepers work to deter intercommunal violence in Tonj
Disputes over grazing land, cattle-raiding, revenge killings, a proliferation of guns in the hands of civilians and hate speech are all contributing to a spate of violent clashes in the Tonj region of South Sudan. Political…
Reunification of rival forces in Panyier raises hopes for durable peace among civilians
“Now that they train together, eat together and command together, peace has come. I am convinced that they will protect us and our country together.” That optimistic opinion was expressed by Bor resident, Achol Deng Nai…
Communities in Jonglei work to bury their differences and build peace
When members of the Murle, Jie and Kachipo communities first met at a peace dialogue they sat separately, reflecting the tense and complex relationship that has developed as the result of persistent violent clashes between…
UK Minister visits Malakal as engineering task force prepares to exit South Sudan mission
The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, has visited Malakal where she met with local authorities and toured the United Nations hospital that has been constructed by British army…
Opposition forces receive training on protecting children caught up in armed conflict
Senior officers from opposition forces living in cantonment sites in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan have received training to help them better understand the laws that protect children caught up in armed…
Jonglei women express desire to achieve 35 percent political representation
“Women and men have equal rights and if we are given that opportunity, I think we will be able to participate fully in governance, and we can do anything that a man can do.” That was the view of Abuk Monykuer a participant at…
ACT to Protect children campaign launched in South Sudan
Thousands of children have suffered at the hands of armed groups during South Sudan’s civil war. They have been killed, maimed, abducted, separated from their families and denied access to education and healthcare. Dozens of…