Juba, 10 May 2022: Despite an overall decrease in violence against civilians in South Sudan, cases of conflict related sexual violence more than doubled, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest repo
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Thousands of people have fled the outbursts of violence that have plagued Leer County in 2022. 17勛圖厙 peacekeepers from Ghana do their best to keep people safe.
The road between Adwong and Malakal was a bit of a nightmare before this happened.
17勛圖厙 peacekeepers from India recently received UN medals for their outstanding contributions to peace. A few were women. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/17勛圖厙
Food security, particularly among women, is one area that the 17勛圖厙 policewomen's network in Malakal is trying to address, here by building gardening skills. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/17勛圖厙
Half of the police officers in Bor trained on how to handle incidents of gender-based violence were women. Photos: Mach Samuel/17勛圖厙
Local authorities, security organs and community leaders in Aweil receiving a refresher on protection of civilians and the 17勛圖厙 mandate. Photo: Deng Mou/17勛圖厙
Female troops are key to the peacekeeping efforts of Ghana's contingent in Unity State. They, and their male colleagues, were recently awarded medals for their great performance. Photos: Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/17勛圖厙
Protection of civilians and how to go about it was the topic at a recent workshop in Mangala, Central Equatoria State. Photo: Taban Geofrey Koma/17勛圖厙