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A woman in Yambio takes notes during a UN forum on the stigma associated with sexual violence.
“It’s traumatising to be raped and be left in shame, and when it happens, you just want to leave everything behind and go and live alone because of the stigma that follows this experience.”
Some brand new studio equipment handed over by Bangladeshi peacekeepers should boost productivity at SSBC in Wau.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Wau are reigning in the Christmas spirit early this year with a donation of brand new electronics presented to the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) this week.
The role of men in fighting gender-based violence was highlighted at this event in Bor, including by a group of men volunteering to support the cause.
Anyone familiar with South Sudan’s patriarchal traditions may find it hard to imagine that some men are now part of leading the charge against gender-based violence. Yet this is exactly what is happening in Bor in the greater Jonglei region.
Indian and other peacekeepers in Malakal are teaching displaced girls to ride bicycles, much to the delight of both the girls and curious onlookers.
The United Nations mission in South Sudan’s protection site in Malakal comes alive every Saturday morning these days.
A women's leader speaks during an UNMISS-supported peace conference in Leer.
A peace dialogue held between the communities of Mayiendit in Southern Liech and opposition-held Panyinjiar has pacified years of animosity and set in motion a reconciliation process that promises to restore peaceful coexistence between the long-feuding neighbours.
Fuel-efficient stoves make it possible for women to spend more time in the relative safety of their homes.
“Join hands, stand against rape” is the South Sudanese national theme for this year’s campaign of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Crude evidence suggests that short-term measures to enable women to stay close to home are necessary to keep them out of harm’s way.
Chinese engineers carrying out road works in South Sudan's Bahr El Ghazal region.
Chinese military engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have begun rehabilitation of major travel and supply routes in Bahr el Ghazal to help bolster economic growth and rapprochement in the conflict-affected country.
One of the workshop participants makes her point. The women spoke strongly against traditional norms that marginalize them.
Women in Twic are attributing a lack of opportunities and “brain drain” of educated females in their communities to deeply-entrenched traditional practices which relegate them to a secondary role.
There was much to ponder in the Lakes region when UN police officers trained their South Sudanese counterparts on community policing.
The United Nations Police is currently training their South Sudanese counterparts in the greater Lakes region on community policing. The campaign, currently underway in Abyei-Chok in Gok and Cuei Chok in Western Lakes, aims to build confidence between the police and the civilian population.
Officers from three different armed groups in Aweil have been learning how not to recruit and use children.
High-ranking military officers from the government army, the main opposition force and the South Sudan Opposition Alliance have undergone training on understanding the legal framework of the protection of children.