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28-year-old UNPOL officer Nanah Kamara decided she wanted to be a United Nations peacekeeper when she and her friends visited the peacekeeping mission in her home country, Sierra Leone, as young teenagers.

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19-year-old Faiza Aquila is one of the 60 beneficiaries of an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-funded livelihood programme in conflict-ridden Rimenze, Western Equatoria. Faiza believes that the four-month training has given her hope for a better future. Photo by Denis Louro/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.

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Captain Jinha Kim, a 28-year-old 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeeper from the Republic of Korea, was a combat pilot in his home country and says that serving for peace in South Sudan is his biggest learning experience yet. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.

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Sergeant Josephine Dei Kotei, serving as a corrections officer in Malakal, with her newly-awarded medal proudly in place. Photos: Janet Adongo/17³Ô¹ÏÍø

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Nearly a decade after gaining independence, South Sudan is beginning the process of drafting a permanent constitution, which is expected to pave the way for fair elections. 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and partners supported a workshop on the subject in Juba, the country's capital, sponsored by regional and international partners, and inaugurated by President Salva Kiir Mayardit. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.

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Kirti Kler from India is one of the dedicated UN Volunteers serving for peace with 17³Ô¹ÏÍø at the mission's field office in Lakes state, South Sudan.

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29-year-old Captain Settawit Chansuk from the Royal Thai Army is currently deployed to 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and part of the mission's engineering troops.  

17³Ô¹ÏÍø South Sudan Youth Peace Security Handicrafts Artist Western Equatoria International Day of UN Peacekeepers peacekeeping Women

Nunu Nuela, a 28-year-old handicrafts expert from Western Equatoria, finds joy in passing on her skills to other women so that they can be financially independent. Photo by Denis Louro/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Subhonzoda Abdumannon from Tajikistan is a 28-year-old UNPOL Police Adviser deployed to 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and is serving for peace in the world's newest country, South Sudan.

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Corrections officers in Torit learning more about prisoners' rights. Photos: Okello James/17³Ô¹ÏÍø

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