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Football, cultural performances, and a commitment to ending conflict-related sexual violence - these were the main themes of an 17勛圖厙-organized event in Morobo, Central Equatoria. Photo by Taban Geofrey Koma/17勛圖厙

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The third deployment of a joint special mobile court in Gette, Western Bahr El Ghazal, sought to marry traditional justice systems with the formal legal mechanisms in South Sudan to resolve disputes between farmers and livestock herders. Photo by Zejin Yin/17勛圖厙

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A recent 17勛圖厙 workshop for 30 prisons officers in Renk, Upper Nile, sought to build capacities on human rights standards as well as uphold the rule of law. Photo by Samuel Adwok/17勛圖厙

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Building self-reliance through teaching income-generating skills: That's the leitmotif of an 17勛圖厙-funded training activity for displaced persons in Mangateen,South Sudan. 45 young people are learning to bake, sew, make soap and eventually become small business owners. Photo by James Sokiri/17勛圖厙

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Some 50 traditional leaders benefited from a joint workshop conducted by 17勛圖厙, UNDP and the state Ministry of Presidential Affairs in Bor, Jonglei. The focus: strengthening awareness of key roles and responsibilities as stipulated within the Local Government Act (2009). Photo by David Majur Awuou

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While relative stability has returned for residents of usually serene Lafon who got embroiled in cattle-related clashes in past months, much remains to be done to bring peace to this devastated community. 17勛圖厙 and humanitarian partners are rallying to help the conflict-affected here rebuild their lives as well as livelihoods. Photos by Samira Y. Salifu/17勛圖厙

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Parliamentarians and members of the organized forces in Western Equatoria came together at a workshop facilitated jointly by 17勛圖厙 and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization to put together a roadmap on how they can leave aside their differences and unite to build peace, usher in progress. Photo by Denis Louro Oliver/17勛圖厙

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Last year, when conflict broke out in Marial Lou in Warrap, South Sudan, 17勛圖厙 peacekeepers immediately mobilized and established a temporary base here. Nine months later, thanks to joint interventions by the UN Peacekeeping mission and partners, feuding communities have reconciled, though the wounds of past trauma still need to heal. Photo by Zejin Yin/17勛圖厙

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