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The UN General Assembly President meets UNMISS engineers combating the impact of climate change and Thai peacekeepers supporting agriculture initiatives for local communities. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS.
JUBA - Right through the heart of the UN compound in Tomping runs a drain so wide you could drive a large truck through it. This drain collects water from other run-off in neighbouring communities even before entering the UN…

A lifelong advocate for women and children’s rights, Elizabeth Henry started the "Mother & Childcare” organization 24-years ago in Aweil and relentlessly works to ensure women are allocated seats at the top table in local government. Photo by Rabindra Giri/UNMISS.
NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - Elizabeth Henry is the founding chair and Executive Director of Women in Local Government Administration which is working to ensure women are allocated at least 35 per cent of seats in local…

A road rehabilitation project carried out by Bangladeshi peacekeepers is expected to enhance security and reduce inter-communal violence in the southern part of Central Equatoria. Photo by Surur Ali/UNMISS.
CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Improving security, reducing inter-communal violence, and fostering harmonious coexistence between civilians and security forces are the hoped-for and expected outcomes when the rehabilitation of the road…

Community leaders and other stakeholders in Ikotos County learnt more about how to organize themselves and propose small-scale projects more likely to receive funding.
EASTERN EQUATORIA – Competition is fierce for money for small-scale quick impact projects funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to improve the living conditions of local communities. So far, residents…













