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Download logo“I am overjoyed to be able to continue my higher education,” said 17-year-old Hediya Wilfred Surur. “I need to support my aging parents and

WESTERN EQUATORIA - “I am overjoyed to be able to continue my higher education,” said 17-year-old Hediya Wilfred Surur. “I need to support my aging parents and further education will definitely help me get a good job,” she added enthusiastically. Hediya was speaking at the handover of a meaningful Quick Impact Project in Mundri, Western Equatoria—a newly built secondary

“Many of us with pending court cases commute long distances to reach Lakes State High Court,” reveals 35-year-old Ater Kachuol. “After long treks, we

GREATER PIBOR- To be effective, law enforcement agencies need to be both present and visible. With that in mind, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan decided to dedicate one of its Quick Impact Projects to the construction of a police post in Gumuruk. “It is the first time since 2014 that we have a police post and a detention facility in our county.

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – “Protecting civilians is our main credo as soldiers,” said Captain Luka Akimudan Ali. Captain Ali, the commander of the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces (SSPDF), was speaking at a workshop facilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Mugwo payam [administrative division] located in Yei county in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria

Download logo“Protecting civilians is our main credo as soldiers,” said Captain Luka Akimudan Ali. Captain Ali, the commander of the South Sudan Peoples

CENTRAL EQUATORIA- People in Morobo County, south of South Sudan’s capital Juba, have voiced concern over armed forces creating problems among local communities rather than protecting them, with women in particular having been subject to unwanted attention. In Morobo town the situation is okay, but in the villages incidents of harassment, looting and rapes are scaring people,

People in Morobo County, south of South Sudan’s capital Juba, have voiced concern over armed forces creating problems among local communities rather than

WESTERN EQUATORIA – While protecting civilians affected by conflict is the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s top priority, the UN Peacekeeping mission often steps in to address other urgent community needs through its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) programme. These are small-scale, low-budget infrastructural projects that, often, have long-term benefits for host

Following the redesignation of the UN protection of civilians site in Bor into a conventional camp for internally displaced persons, the United Nations