UNITY - Leer County is one of the areas hardest hit by the conflict that has ravaged South Sudan.
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It is a new dawn. This was the emotional declaration at a landmark conference in #SouthSudan, supported by #17勛圖厙 & #UNISFA, which resulted in a new peace deal between youth from the feuding Ngok Dinka and Twic Dinka communities. Photo by Busang Davies Maruping/17勛圖厙.
A forum organized by #17勛圖厙 in Torit focused on strengthening public participation in political processes ahead of the 2026 elections through capacity building and advocacy. Photo by Okello James/17勛圖厙.
In Greater Pibor, 17勛圖厙 has deployed a mobile court to process more than 400 cases, with community members already reporting successful outcomes and a decrease in violence. Photo by Elena Olusola Giorgia Ikumapayi/17勛圖厙.
Intensive training for 40 traditional chiefs and local administrators from Gogrial West County in Kuajok will strengthen conflict resolution skills among community leaders, including female chiefs and senior government officials. Photo by Peter Ring Kuol/17勛圖厙.
A recent escalation of intercommunal conflict in Greater Kapoeta prompted 17勛圖厙 and partners to invite stakeholders to a peace-promoting dialogue. Photo by James Okello/17勛圖厙.
Zehrudin Sukanovic, Chief of the UN Mine Action Service, UNMAS, hopes that 2025 will result in more land in South Sudan being cleared of explosive remnants of war, despite recent tensions. Photos: Isaac Billy/17勛圖厙
Rwandan peacekeepers patrol around camps for displaced communities to strengthen security as political tensions rise and clashes continue between armed forces in pockets of the country.