UNMISS peacekeeping patrol witnesses appalling living conditions at Maridi training center
Channel: UNMISS VIDEOS
Date: 2020-02-06

A young soldier stands proudly amidst his colleagues at morning parade. But he struggles to maintain his upright posture as heavy coughing wracks his body. He is one of 1400 South Sudanese government and opposition forces who have come together at a training center in Maridi as part of a process to reunify them into a joint security force as part of the 2018 peace deal. These former foes are highly motivated as they jog, sing and parade as one team. They are also tackling the challenges they face together by sharing the little food they have and finding wood and grass to build temporary shelters. They are committed to putting war behind them and building a peaceful and prosperous future for South Sudan.