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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s peacekeepers, government officials, humanitarians, diplomatic partners, and community members came together in the country’s capital, Juba, to celebrate International Peacekeeping Day. UNMISS

According to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, repeated delays in implementing peace benchmarks contained within South Sudan’s 2018 peace deal have created a critical point in the country’s history. UNMISS

In August last year, Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, deployed to South Sudan as Force Commander of UNMISS, leading more than 17,000 Blue Helmets in the world’s newest nation, as they work to protect civilians and usher in a lasting peace. Since taking on this difficult role, he’s faced several challenges head on. UNMISS

As South Sudan grapples with multiple challenges, Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, urged political leaders to galvanize momentum in peace processes so that free, fair, and credible elections can be held on time. UNMISS

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan held interactive workshops in the country to talk about constitution-making and election processes. UNMISS

Like many countries across the African continent, South Sudan has a larger population of women than men. However, civil war, unceasing conflict and cultural barriers have combined, to ensure that women continue to be under-represented in public life. UNMISS

South Sudanese refugees who sought shelter from conflict in 2013 by fleeing to their northern neighbour, Sudan, are now heading back to their home country, given escalating violence in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. UNMISS

An art exhibition was held in Juba as part of a year-long campaign – ‘Peace Begins with Me’— marking 75 years of UN Peacekeeping. UNMISS

In recent months, intercommunal violence and attacks by community-based militias have resulted in increasing civilian casualties across South Sudan. UNMISS

The United Nations Peacekeeping mission, UNMISS, recently organized a workshop for some senior officials from the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) and members of the national security apparatus from across 10 states in this young nation. UNMISS