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Yambio communities call for enhanced accountability through traditional justice mechanisms
At a workshop hosted by UNMISS and partners, influential leaders from Western Equatoria urged the establishment of a traditional justice mechanism to hold those responsible for violence accountable. Photo: Phillip Mbugo…
From despair to daily bread- how peace transforms lives in Pibor
As communities in Pibor face the double threat of insecurity and flooding, UNMISS is providing protection through intensified peacekeeping patrols and constructing a network of dykes. PIBOR - Rebecca Zuagin remembers a time…
UNMISS helps empower women to actively lead political and peace processes
A strategic communication workshop hosted by UNMISS in Wau helped empower women-led organizations by providing strategies and tools to enhance their visibility and amplify their voices. Photo: Busang Davies Maruping/UNMISS…
“By us, for us”: South Sudan launches first ever national taskforce to combat gender-based and conflict-related sexual violence
A new national task force has been established to tackle gender-based and conflict-related sexual violence, with the government declaring it as "by us, for us." Photo by Sonam Tharchen/UNMISS. The conflict plaguing parts of…
Better civil-military relations key for children in Tonj East to prosper
In Romich in Warrap State, 60 members of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces participated in a workshop on protecting children’s rights, particularly by not recruiting them to their ranks. Photo by Manyang Mayom/UNMISS…
From cattle camps to cycling trails: defying disability to reach new heights
At the age of 10, an accident changed his life path, leaving him with a severe injury to his left leg. Growing up in a family of cattle keepers, where physical ability was essential for a boy's future, the incident seemed…
Access denials to conflict-affected Wonduruba and other hotspots puts civilian lives at risk
Early morning at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s base in the capital Juba, peacekeepers are gearing up for a patrol to a notoriously unsafe area where civilians, including women and children, have been killed and…
Bentiu inmates receive medical care and cleaning of overcrowded facilities
UNMISS Ghanaian peacekeepers provided medical care and hygiene services at Bentiu Prison, promoting the humane treatment of prisoners. Photo by Taban Geofrey Koma Alfred/UNMISS. UNITY – To be imprisoned is, by nature, no walk…
Urgent support needed for children born from misconduct by personnel serving with the UN
This story was written by Sophie Boudre and Stephanie Wild. Ms. Boudre is UN Peacekeeping Strategic Communications' Deputy Chief and project manager for gender and reputational issues. Ms. Wild is a Strategic Communications…
UNIFIL peacekeepers open two vital roads damaged by airstrikes
Peacekeepers in UNIFIL’s area of operations in south-eastern Lebanon conducted road clearing and repairing tasks last week, rehabilitating sections of two vital roads that were damaged by recent Israeli airstrikes. On 27…