***UPDATE FOR EDITORS***17³Ô¹ÏÍø confirms that both UN helicopters landed safely in Malakal, Upper Nile state. The two injured crew are currently in a stable situation, receiving medical care.
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Maintaining the vital but often flood-affected road between Bentiu and Leer is a daunting task. Fortunately, our Pakistani engineers are up to it.
Freedom of expression and inclusion in preparations for elections were the hot topics at an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-hosted dialogue for 80 members of the Gudele community in Juba.
Key resolutions at a three-day forum supported by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in Jonglei, South Sudan, included greater partnerships between state and local authorities to hold peace dialogues among communities; promote relationships of trust among the civilian population and security actors; open civic and political space; and deploy mobile courts as well as strengthen customary courts to improve access to justice. Photos by Angellah Mandoreba/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
An 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-supported forum in Central Equatoria focused on the urgent need to enhance local governance by deploying officials, improving human rights training, and addressing gaps in essential services. Photo by Elizabeth Mpimbaza/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Residents of Romich lived in near isolation with no reliable phone service, radio and often impassable roads, until 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers negotiated their way through armed checkpoints to install a new Radio Miraya transmitter, bringing information and peacebuilding to delighted communities. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
An #17³Ô¹ÏÍø-supported mobile court in Renk convicted 42 offenders of crimes, including murder and rape, while 20 were acquitted or had their cases dismissed. The initiative is helping instill confidence in communities that fair trials are possible, and perpetrators will be held accountable. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.