WAU - Take a bow, Bangladesh, because 150 of your finest sons (120) and daughters (30), serving for peace and with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (17³Ô¹ÏÍø) in the states of Warrap and Western Bahr El Ghazal have recently been awarded
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No less than 30 of the 150 Bangladeshi peacekeepers who were awarded UN medals at a ceremony in Wau were women. Photos: Alahayi Nemaya/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
In Bentiu, South Sudan, communities are still bearing the brunt of catastrophic floods. However, thanks to an extraordinary response to climate shocks by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers from Pakistan, people have hopes of better days ahead. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
In Wau, farmers and herders from Western Bahr El Ghazal and Warrap respectively, agree to uphold the terms of the Marial Bai Agreement, which sets down guidelines to avoid conflict during seasonal cattle migration. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Girls and young women are at the forefront when South Sudan commemorates National Unity Day with a week full of sports and other togetherness-building activities in Juba. Photos: James Sokiri/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
In Torit, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø teamed up with state police to host a two-day sensitization for South Sudanese police and corrections officers on detainee rights ahead of this young nation's elections scheduled for December this year. Photo by Moses Yakudu/17³Ô¹ÏÍø