WARRAP – Following years of civil war, South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, has been grappling with curbing civilian access to small arms.
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In Warrap, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and UNDP joined forces, thanks to funding from SALIENT, a joint initiative on peaceful civilian disarmament by the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) financially housed within the UN Peacebuilding Fund, to host a three-day workshop on taking concrete, community-focused steps towards a comprehensive and impactful disarmament in the state. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Recently, thanks to an innovative community stabilization and violence reduction project funded by the South Sudan Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Reconciliation, Stabilization, and Resilience (RSRTF), hope for a more peaceful, prosperous future has resurfaced for communities from Tonj North. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Everyone in Rumbek was there for the handing over of an 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-funded Quick Impact Project. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
In Kuajok, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers from Bangladesh recently trained prison officers and inmates on farming as well as conducted health consultations. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Electoral preparations and necessary security conditions discussions during a two-day Commissioners’ Forum in Jonglei state, supported by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø. Photo by Mach Samuel/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
SRSG and Head of 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, Nicholas Haysom, attends a Government-hosted press conference on resolving key operational issues related to the UN-owned radio station, Radio Miraya. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Force Commander Mohan Subramanian recently visited Yambio to meet newly deployed Ethiopian peacekeepers; interact with senior state government officials and assess key security as well as operational issues on the ground. Photo by Martin Siba/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Climate shocks in South Sudan have left communities stranded in floodwaters but 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peacekeepers come up with new approaches to bring them relief and boost confidence. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
An 17³Ô¹ÏÍø-organized youth outreach in Juba, Central Equatoria, builds on the need for youth participation in South Sudan’s democratic transition. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/17³Ô¹ÏÍø.