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South Kivu: Biogas for Uvira central prison
South Kivu: Biogas for Uvira central prison. Photo MONUSCO/Correction Unit Inmates in Uvira central prison, South Kivu province now have a new source of combustible energy: biogas. With MONUSCO funding, a pilot biogas project…
UNMISS and partners support members of clergy to reconcile disputing politicians in Eastern Equatoria State
Mediating members of the South Sudan Council of Churches catching a ride and being protected by an UNMISS convoy as they travel around Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS “When we arrived in Loriyok (between…
Business owners and traders in Warrap benefit from an UNMISS training on management skills
Some 40 traders, business owners, members of religious groups and local authorities in Wunrok, located in Twic county of Warrap state, attended a four-day UNMISS-led training on leadership and management skills. Photo by…
A Decade of Independence: Pious Lokale from Eastern Equatoria Speaks
With the world's youngest nation celebrating a decade of independence this month, Pious Lokale from Eastern Equatoria recounts his experience of civil war, its devastating aftermath and evaluates where, he feels, South Sudan…
UNPOL officers train South Sudanese counterparts on community violence reduction
44 South Sudanese police offers benefited from a recent workshop held by UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS in Juba on reducing violence through collective action. Major Aziza Sau Wadil has been serving and protecting the…
Peacekeepers from South Korea hand over thousands of face masks to students in Bor
Engineers from the Republic of Korea serving with UNMISS in Jonglei recently handed over much-needed items, including over 21,000 face masks, to 21 secondary schools in Bor as part of the mission's ongoing support to durable…
Women in Eastern Equatoria discuss strategies for empowerment at an UNMISS-led forum
Women in Torit, Eastern Equatoria, are gearing up to ensure that they are fully represented at all levels of decision-making, as robust discussions in this UNMISS-led forum proved. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS. “We need to…
Mali: Using art to promote social cohesion
Taking a piece of leather in her hand, Bachira, a Tuareg artisan, starts weaving an ornament that will be sewed onto a new colourful tribal saddle cushion that may end up decorating a home somewhere. Bachira is an…
South Kivu: MONUSCO Braced to facilitate inter-community dialogue in the Hauts-plateaux for the return of peace
South Kivu: MONUSCO Braced to facilitate inter-community dialogue in the Hauts-plateaux for the return of peace. PHOTO MONUSCO/Alain Likota The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Democratic…
UNMISS encourages thousands of livestock owners in Tonj to promote peace and reconciliation
Some 10,000 young people from various cattle camps spread across Manalor, Pagol, Rualbet, Kirik, Akop, Marial-lou, Alebek and Awul in Warrap, South Sudan, participated in a peace campaign run jointly by UNMISS and the state…