Violence n South Sudan has created a patchwork of insecurity, and the country is neither in civil war nor fully at peace. How do South Sudanese themselves perceive peace and conflict in their communities and country?
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Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan has never had an election. Elections were meant to be held in December of this year, but they were postponed in September after growing warnings that the country was not adequately prepared. What is driving this? Will elections be held in December 2026? And what could be done now to avoid another postponement?
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As UNMISS now stands on the edge of another fragile peace process, it is worth briefly recalling the protection challenges it is facing.
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Current attempts to revitalize the ARCSS, although welcome, face an array of obstacles. To overcome these and to avoid repeating the same mistakes that led to the demise of the ARCSS, new thinking and approaches are needed.
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Absent some unforeseen new initiative, or the fulfillment of those initiatives currently underway, any prospect of improving the lives of the South Sudanese in the foreseeable future unfortunately seems remote.
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The global decline in famines and famine deaths has suddenly halted and is being reversed; not because of climate or natural disaster, but because of war and atrocity.
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Refugee advocate Foni Joyce discusses how to create opportunities for young refugees around the world.
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If events go smoothly, the RPF could help UNMISS provide better security at its protect of civilians sites, and could feasibly keep the airport and major transport routes open, although the government has rejected this role as potentially providing an open gateway for additional foreign forces to enter Juba.
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Those living within the PoC sites in South Sudan continue to endure unsanitary and unsafe living conditions. Solving this will require a much closer and much better relationship between UNMISS on the one hand and MSF and other humanitarian actors on the other.
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Former South Sudan Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Betty Ogwaro, discusses the role women can play in working toward peace in South Sudan.
