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It may look idyllic, but the presence of a minefield is a threat to these villagers in Pigi County. Floods have so far made clearance of the area impossible. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS
Residents in Pigi County, on the Jonglei State side of the river border with Upper Nile State, need to tread carefully.
In close dialogue and cooperation with the South Sudan National Police Service, that is how the new UNMISS Police Commissioner Christine Fossen wants to be seen as often as possible.
“Just do it,” her husband and three grown-up children said.
UNMISS peacekeepers teaching women in and around Wau the fine art of tailoring. Photos: Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS
“I used to sell veggies in the market, but it did not pay well,” says Lucia Richard Ujang, a 35-year-old widow and a mother of three children. “Today I have been awarded a sewing machine for best performance during the training”.
Women in Loguruny, a village in Eastern Equatoria State, interacting with an UNMISS patrol team. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
Since intercommunal relations in and around Loguruny village in Eastern Equatoria State appear to be deteriorating, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan will call on local partners to jointly organize a dialogue between the parties involved in re
Not everyone is up for the task of protecting thousands and thousands of civilians from floods in Unity State, but our Pakistani peacekeepers are.
When the going gets tough, the Pakistani peacekeepers based in Unity State and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan aren’t ones to shy away.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda demonstrating one effective tool to prevent malaria in an Eastern Equatorian community. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS
When new health threats, like the Covid-19 pandemic, appear on the scene and steal the limelight, old foes do not necessarily go away. Instead, they go about their usual business quietly, much to the dismay of those affected.
As cattle and their owners move around looking for water and pasture to graze, conflicts with farmers often arise. UNMISS gathered community representatives to agree on preventative measures. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS
Seasonal cattle migration between the states of Warrap and Western Bahr-el-Ghazal during the dry season is frequently a source of violent conflict between livestock keepers and farmers.
Communities living in Eastern Equatoria State's Kidepo Valley have renewed pledges for peace during the cattle migration season. Photos: Yakudu Moses/UNMISS
“People here are happy now and life is good. We can again walk to our farms and harvest our sorghum, without fear. We are having peace and will live and eat together,” says Regina Dudu Iwari, a women’s leader in Chahari Payam.
All smiles when the Bangladeshi UNMISS contingent in Wau handed over vital equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture. Photo: Michael Wondi/UNMISS
The Ministry of Agriculture in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State has urged youth in the area to pursue farming to become more self-sufficient.
Falata pastoralists joined Luo and Dinka Malual communities at an UNMISS-hosted cross-border conference to resolve tensions over scarce natural resources
A special committee involving representatives from nomadic groups and host communities has been set up to monitor the implementation of local agreements and help draft new laws governing resource management in an effort to reduce conflict in Northern