Building and keeping peace is an overarching priority for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). This mission hosts 448 UN Volunteer, 43 per cent of them women. These are mostly Civil Affairs and Human Rights Officers, Air Operations and Inventory Assistants, and Medical Doctors. On the occasion of International UN Peacekeepers Day, UN Volunteers Silvia Kavrochorianou and Salil Shah share their experiences serving as Civil Affairs Officers with UNMISS.
"It takes a village to raise a child. Same goes for peacekeeping."
Silvia Kavrochorianou (Moldova), UN Volunteer Civil Affairs Officer with UNMISS