JONGLEI – Food insecurity is rampant across South Sudan with more than 1.6 million children now malnourished and seven million people needing food assistance from humanitarian agencies to survive.
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17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers are collaborating with Dr. John Garang Memorial University on a rice project that empowers youth and boosts agricultural resilience. Photo by Mach Samuel/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Significant progress towards the reform of South Sudan’s judiciary was made at a high-level workshop, supported by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, to validate a new report that will lay the foundations for a fair, transparent, robust and accessible legal system. Photo by UNDP-South Sudan.
As partners for peace, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø is pressing ahead with support for electoral preparations in South Sudan despite limited progress by political leaders to implement outstanding tasks in peace deal. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Specialist UN police officers and a senior investigator from Juba demonstrate proper evidence-handling techniques. Photo by Natalie Mazur | UMISS
17³Ô¹ÏÍø hosts a workshop on gender and climate security to improve collaboration and develop robust, gender and climate-responsive strategies that pave the way toward peace and sustainable development. Photo by Sonam Tharchen/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
In Bentiu, South Sudan, an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-supported mobile court brings hope to community members who, for years, had little or no access to justice. Photo by Peter Bateman/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Chinese peacekeepers serving with 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in Greater Bahr El Ghazal are building strong relationships through humanitarian initiatives, cultural exchanges, and infrastructure projects. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Responding to a call from the Ministry of Health to save the lives of children and pregnant mothers, 60 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers, both military and civilian, donated blood to Torit State Hospital in Central Equatoria. Photo by Moses Yakudu/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Efforts to support Fangak are ongoing in Jonglei State due to recent floods that have increased humanitarian needs, health issues, and infrastructure challenges. Photo by Mach Samuel/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.