GREATER PIBOR ADMINISTRATIVE AREA – Health is, indeed, wealth as the adage goes.
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In Pibor, South Korean peacekeepers serving with 17³Ô¹ÏÍø recently handed over an ambulance to Tangajaon Medical Center, giving healthcare and hope a boost. Photo by David Awuou/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
The historic Aweil Rice Scheme will soon get a facelift, thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization,the African Development Bank and the State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, announced 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Deputy Chief Sara Beysolow Nyanti during a recent visit.
Six years after 17³Ô¹ÏÍø constructed the local fish market, through its Quick Impact Projects programme, trade is thriving but local business persons are requesting the UN Peacekeeping mission to further rehabilitate the structure. Photo by David Awuou/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
No more inspections of progress made on the rehabilitation of the road from Maridi to Yambio, because it has now been completed by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø engineers from Bangladesh.
What are the transitional justice mechanisms enshrined in the revitalized peace agreement and how can they be established? Participants at this 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-led workshop in Aweil had a lot to ponder. Photo: Emmanuel Kele/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Following escalating cross-border and intercommunal clashes between Twic, South Sudan and the Abyei Special Administrative Region, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø has increased its protective presence through patrols and community engagement. The main aim: To reduce tensions and begin peace dialogues among feuding parties. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Ensuring law and order is upheld requires a collective commitment from all citizens. 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, in Jonglei, held a capacity-building workshop for members of the Community Watch Group, a coalition of residents at the Bor camp for internally displaced persons who contribute to ensuring the safety and security of people living here; host populations and local police. Photo by Mach Samuel/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Full and equal participation of women in peace and security issues as well as deciding the future of South Sudan is a worthy cause to lobby for, as 55 women leaders participating in an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø training point out. Photo by Felix Francis Katie/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
The power of sport to unite people was in full display at a friendly football match between a local girls' team and a lineup of elderly men, as 4,000 onlookers cheered on and enjoyed a joyous afternoon in conflict-ridden Tambura, Western Equatoria. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/17³Ô¹ÏÍø