WARRAP – South Sudan’s 2018 peace deal led to a reduction of politically motivated violence. However, sustainable peace and development is still hanging in the balance. Â
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In the Greater Tonj area of Warrap state, communities have been traditionally caught in cycles of conflict, but thanks to a project called Kong Koc – which means ‘to wait’ in a local dialect—funded by the South Sudan Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Reconciliation, Stabilization, and Resilience (RSRTF), hope has resurfaced through more than 15 community dialogues over a six-month period. Photo by Zejin Yin/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
In Unity state, the UN Peacekeeping mission, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, the UN Population Fund and the state Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, team up to hold a two-day workshop on improving established policies for preventing and responding to violence against women. Photo by Peter Bateman/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
The 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in-house band —the Flamingoes— held a peace concert in Raja county, Western Bahr El Ghazal bringing excitement, joy, and hope to the town. Photo by Alahayi Nemaya /17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Music and lyrics: An 17³Ô¹ÏÍø peace concert in Raja County creates hope for unity and reconciliation
WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, is currently on the cusp of becoming a true democracy, by beginning to draft its permanent constitution in preparation for its first-ever elections scheduled to
17 May 2023
In a bid to mitigate longstanding source of conflict, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, as part of its Quick Impact Projects programme, drills a solar-powered borehole in Pau-Adhot. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
A recent peace dialogue held jointly by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and UNDP brought together the Gawar and Lak Nuer communities from two counties – Ayod and Fangak – to discuss conflict resolution methods as well as ways to build community resilience. Photo by Mach Samuel/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
17³Ô¹ÏÍø Rule of Law helps build capacities and gender awareness for 30 officers from the National Prisons Service in Juba. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
A high-level delegation led by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Deputy Chief, Guang Cong, meets local communities in Greater Pibor Administrative Area. Photos by Angellah Mandoreba/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
A team of peacekeepers recently visited Panakuach, on the border of Sudan and South Sudan, to assess the needs of new returnees who have headed back to their home country, following escalating violence in Khartoum. Photo by Peter Bateman/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
Some 100 community representatives from Western Equatoria's Mundri and Mvolo counties were trained by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø on protecting and upholding child rights. Photo by Felix Katie/17³Ô¹ÏÍø
120 displaced persons and refugees come together at a joint forum by 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, UNDP, UNHCR, UN Women and the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission on constitution-making and elections. Photo by Denis Louro/17³Ô¹ÏÍø