MALAKAL – As powerful barges manned by the Bangladeshi Marine Force Unit deployed to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) make their careful way across the overflowing waters of the White Nile, the air is laced with expectation.
Lush, thick vegetation characteristic of the Sudd—one of the world’s largest wetlands—flank both sides of the river, providing sanctuary to birds and the odd crocodile.
A team of peacekeepers are journeying to remote Canal in Pigi county, an area that can only be reached via water routes from Malakal in Upper Nile state. Dark clouds scurry across the sky and the ongoing drizzle soon becomes a deluge.
“We’re responsible for 75 % of demining activities in #SouthSudan. Before @UNMAS cleared anti-personnel mines in Canal there were 1,500 people; now we have 10,000 community members. Every step people take is safe," says #UNMISS Deputy Chief @NyantiSara
➡️https://t.co/OuIb5ZAaqi pic.twitter.com/VWjTaTs2sd— UNMISS (@unmissmedia) August 17, 2022
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Source: UNMISS