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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 people of her country ever since she joined the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) 32 years ago.
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 peace in South Sudan as well as the national-led COVID-19 response. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS.
South Korean peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have handed over some 21,500 facemasks to the Education Cluster in Bor, Jonglei State.
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 stands at this current point in its history. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS
This month, as South Sudan celebrates 10 years of independence from its northern neighbor, Sudan, 43-year-old Pious Lokale of Lafon county in Eastern Equatoria tells us about the hope that independence brought, the devastation wrought by subsequ
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 Manyang Mayom/UNMISS.
“For South Sudan to build a durable peace, we must equip small business owners with the knowledge and skills they need,” says Andrew Elibe, Relief, Reintegration and Protection Officer, UNMISS.
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 Torit and Kapoeta) everyone hid their guns and stayed calm.
22 South Sudanese police officers in South Sudan's capital Juba were equipped with the necessary skills to interview minors who are survivors of sexual abuse by UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS during a five-day training. Photo by Moses Pasi/UNMISS.
United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers serving with UNMISS recently trained their counterparts from the South Sudan Police Service in Juba on interviewing minors who have survived sexual or gender-based violence while being sensitive to their psycho-s
Promoting unity and the full implementation of the revitalized peace agreement was the objective of this workshop for politicians in Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Samira Yassmine Salifu/UNMISS
To govern well is easier said than done.
54 young people in Western Bahr El Ghazal who were severely affected by the civil war in South Sudan now have marketable skills in carpentry and brick-making following a two-month vocational training facilitated by UNMISS and the Unity Cultural and Development Centre (UCDC) in Wau. Photo by Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS.
Rita Charles Unango a returnee from Bagari Jedid, is among innumerable young people who missed out on education and training due to conflict in South Sudan. She dropped out of school when she was just 15.
28 journalists in Western Equatoria recently completed a three-day UNMISS training on journalistic practices and the role of media partners in building a durable, inclusive peace across South Sudan. Photo by Felix Katie/UNMISS.
As South Sudan gears up to celebrate a decade of Independence and begins drafting a permanent constitution, the United Nations Peacekeeping mission here UNMISS, is continuing efforts to help build a durable peace in the world’
Some 13 young women in Wau, South Sudan, are building income-generating skills in tailoring and sewing thanks to UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh. Photo by Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS.
Some 13 women in Wau, South Sudan, are now in the process of learning how to cut patterns, design and sew clothes, thanks to a month-long training on tailoring skills run by UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh.