CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Severe economic hardship is driving an increase in crime across South Sudan.
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Community leaders, including chiefs, women, youth leaders, and elders, gathered at an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø outreach event to discuss concerns about the security and economic situation as well as steps needed to secure sustainable peace. Photo by James Sokiri/James Ohisa/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
In Bor, Jonglei State, 16 students, including four women, graduated from a four-month agriculture training course focused on sustainable rice production at Dr. John Garang Memorial University. The project is supported by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Korean peacekeepers. Photo by Angellah Mandoreba/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
17³Ô¹ÏÍø led a workshop on positive masculinity and gender equality for 60 participants, including 42 men, aimed at empowering women and addressing gender-based violence. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Despite many challenges, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers reached communities caught up in catastrophic conflict in Magwi to assess the security situation, engage with local authorities to prevent further conflict, and help create conditions for up to 20,000 displaced people to safely return home. Photo by Yakudu Moses/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
17³Ô¹ÏÍø’ Protection, Transition, and Reintegration unit, in partnership with the Lakes State Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, held a workshop to progress the implementation of the Lakes Return and Reintegration Action Plan. Photo by Fares Aouadi/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Already overcrowded with over 800 detainees in a facility designed for 200, Wau Central Prison is facing the threat of a fast-spreading tuberculosis outbreak with 16 inmates undergoing treatment. In response, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø supplied four prefabricated containers to be used as isolation centers to help contain the situation. Photo by Michael Wondi/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
17³Ô¹ÏÍø held a peace forum with dialogue sessions in Pariang and Bentiu to address violence from cattle raiding and revenge attacks, focusing on rebuilding trust and resolving long-standing grievances between communities. Photo by Luk Riek Yak/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
During a patrol to Ulang and Maban counties in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers witnessed the dire living conditions and impact of persistent intercommunal conflict on local communities. Photo by Samuel Adwok Deng/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
17³Ô¹ÏÍø led a clean-up campaign at the Malakal Protection of Civilians site to enhance residents' quality of life and promote good hygiene for better health. Photo by Samuel Adwok Deng/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.