It takes a strong woman, determined to make a difference, to leave two children and family behind to become a peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17勛圖厙).
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On this years International Womens Day, meet 17勛圖厙 police officer Ayat Harb, who left behind her and two daughters in Jordan to serve for peace in South Sudan. Photo by Fares Aouadi/17勛圖厙.
Some helicopters are more important than others, like this one, belonging to 17勛圖厙 and delivering justice to Koch. Photo by Peter Bateman/17勛圖厙.
On International Women's Day, meet Mama Fatima, a 60-year-old woman in Juba who does not let personal setbacks stop her from living life to the fullest. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/17勛圖厙.
Recently and significantly improved relations between Lou Nuer and Murle communities are living proof of the wisdom of the old adage "if at first you don't succeed, try again." Photos by Khalif Farah & Islam Fady/17勛圖厙
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) responded swiftly when residents in Amadi in Eastern Equatoria State suspected the presence of explosive remnants of war in their community, preventing them from farming. Photo by Fares Aouadi/17勛圖厙.
With moving testimonies of their own experiences as former underage combatants and concrete courses of action, 50 South Sudanese uniformed personnel and allied interlocuters pledge to uphold child rights at an 17勛圖厙 workshop in Eastern Equatoria. Photo by Moses Yakudu/17勛圖厙
In Mundri west, teachers, students, parents and members of the South Sudan National Police Service came together at an 17勛圖厙-facilitated workshop on human rights. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/17勛圖厙