WAU– To achieve and maintain peace in South Sudan, the views and perspectives of all genders must be both listened to and adequately respected, with the voices of women crucial for success.
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An 17³Ô¹ÏÍø three-day training on conflict management took place in Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal, where 20 women community leaders learnt new skills in dispute mediation and peacebuilding. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
In Yambio, Western Equatoria, some 30 officers of the South Sudan National Police Service received an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-facilitated training on the protection of high-profile individuals. Photo by Felix Francis Katie/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Communities in Warrap State re-committed to peaceful coexistence following a dialogue on how to reduce violence by using gender-responsive methods. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers from South Korea and Ethiopia recently provided supplies and medications to hospitals in Bor. Photo by Mach Samuel/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Knowing how to perform basic computer maintenance and how to repair mobile phones are marketable skills learnt by 25 young men and women in Lakes during an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-funded vocational training. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
A three-day community policing workshop facilitated by an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø UNPOL team took place in Jonglei State, building the capacity of police officers in South Sudan. Photo by Angellah Mandoreba/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
More than a thousand farm animals were tended to when 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers from Bangladesh organized a mobile veterinary clinic in Western Bahr El Ghazal. Photo: Jimmy Lambs Lundanga/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
UN Police serving with 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area has held a training on ethical reporting on incidents of gender-based violence. Photos by Mach Samuel/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Photo by Loey Felipe/UN Photo
In Eastern Equatoria, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø hosts a three-day forum to galvanize women’s full and equal participation in ongoing peace processes as South Sudan races against the clock towards its first post-independence elections. Photo by Sharon Gallo Carpentieri/17³Ô¹ÏÍø