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Climate change took centre-stage as world leaders gathered for the annual General Assembly high-level debate this September in New York. UNIFEED / FILE

In his address to the General Assembly’s high-level debate, the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, called upon the United Nations to lift the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan in order to “aid peace implementation and to secure the elections.” UNIFEED

World leaders gathered at UN Headquarters for the General Assembly’s annual General Debate. UNIFEED

World leaders and United Nations officials arrive at UN Headquarters for the General Assembly’s annual General Debate. UNIFEED

A-three-day workshop on international Human Rights treaties for 60 parliamentarians of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA) organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the national non-governmental organization Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has just concluded in South Sudan’s capital Juba. UNMISS

The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as they wrapped up a three-day visit to the country. FAO / IFAD / WFP

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, said that the “bandwidth” of the international community doesn't extend to include South Sudan. UNIFEED / FILE

As Under-Secretary-General for United Nations Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, Courtenay Rattray, conclude their visit to South Sudan, Lacroix said, “you cannot build a durable peace if you don’t involve women.” UNMISS

It was a bright and sunny day in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as dignitaries and communities came together to mark a long-awaited step forward in the ongoing peace process here—the graduation of the first batch of the Necessary Unified Forces. UNMISS

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom welcomed steps taken so far in implementing South Sudan’s Revitalized Peace Agreement, however, he said, “they are not sufficient if the peace process is to be sustained." UNIFEED