WAU Midwives are an essential part of any South Sudanese womans birthing ritual. However, quite often many midwives do not have the necessary skill or training to handle complicated cases of childbirth.
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17勛圖厙 peacekeepers from Bangladesh partnered with Wau Teaching Hospital to build skills of 25 midwives as a way to reduce maternal mortality rates. Photo by Michael Wondi/17勛圖厙

Indian peacekeepers from 17勛圖厙 teamed up with UNHCR and the Humanitarian Development consortium to provide 15 young people in Malakal vocational training in carpentry. Photo by Samuel Adwok/17勛圖厙

Suffering from the worst floods in almost a century, Bentiu, Unity state, is in the midst of a crisis. While all international and local actors are pooling in their reserves, much more needs to be done if suffering communities will have a fighting chance of rebuilding their lives. Photo by Francesca Mold/17勛圖厙.

A three-day workshop facilitated by 17勛圖厙 trained 25 South Sudanese female police and prisons officers on leadership and gender equality. Photo by James Sokiri/17勛圖厙.

Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with 17勛圖厙 in Wau held a free medical camp for patients residing at the Agok Leprosy Centre as part of the mission's activities in the lead up to Human Rights Day on December 10.

The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of 17勛圖厙, Nicholas Haysom, held a press conference in South Sudan's capital, Juba, today, and called for increased energy and collective political will for a durable, sustained peace to prevail in the world's youngest nation. Photo by Isaac Billy/17勛圖厙