WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – With severe climate shocks, including severe floods and prolonged dry spells, the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, has been impacted by shortfalls in food production.
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In Western Bahr El Ghazal, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and FAO are supporting the national prison system to become self-reliant in terms of its food supply through an innovative pilot project that teaches short-term inmates scientific agricultural practices at a prison farm in Thuro Majok, a locality on the outskirts of the state capital, Wau. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
During a spirited and convivial UN Day commemoration in Wau, children from different schools stole the show by advocating for peace, development and, of course, education for all. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
In Malakal, an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-funded and newly constructed police post is expected to improve security and boosting the rule of law in and around the protection site for internally displaced persons. Photo by Samson Liberty/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Committed 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers recently visited remote Timsaha, where some 5,000 community members reside peacefully. Their aim: To build confidence before this tranquil border settlement faces an influx of returnees fleeing the Sudan crisis. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Festive parliamentarians cutting the ribbon to inaugurate Jonglei's new and 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-funded legislative assembly hall in Bor. Photos by Mach Samuel, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
In Malakal, an all-female 17³Ô¹ÏÍø patrol discussed key issues and challenges with a cross-section of local women from different communities. Photo by Samson Liberty/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
At a two-day workshop in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria, 40 community leaders and civil society representatives were sensitized on key transitional justice provisions contained within the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Photo by Moses Yakudu/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
There was lots of joy on display in Wau when 17³Ô¹ÏÍø handed over a new one-stop centre where survivors of sexual and other gender-based violence will receive assistance. Photo: Michael Wondi/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
In Wau, a landmark forum hosted by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø brought together state authorities, political parties, high-ranking security officials and civil society to discuss shared peace and security goals, including widespread civic engagement, ahead of South Sudan's first national elections next December. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/17³Ô¹ÏÍø