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Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), speaks to journalists.

Acholi traditional dancers perform at the Nyakuran Culture Centre to mark the International Day of Peace. The Republic of South Sudan celebrates the International Day of Peace for the first time after gaining her independence on 9 July 2011.

Participants of the International Day of Peace observance at the Nyakuran Cultural Centre salute as the South Sudan national anthem is played. The Republic of South Sudan celebrates the International Day for the first time after gaining her independence on 9 July 2011.

Members of UN Police and the South Sudan Police Services compete in a tug of war, during celebrations to mark International Day of Peace, which is observed annually on 21 September.

A man carries a bag of charcoal on his shoulders, near the town of Aweil, South Sudan, where thousands have been affected by severe flooding in the region.

Floods brought on by heavy rains have affected thousands in several parts of South Sudan. A young boy takes shelter from the brutal sun next to the rice farm where his family works, near Aweil, South Sudan.

Floods brought on by heavy rains have affected thousands in several parts of South Sudan. A woman rests by the side of the road after gathering sticks to build a hut to sleep in after her home was flooded.

Floods brought on by heavy rains have affected thousands in several parts of South Sudan. Several women make their way from a local market to their village on the outskirts of Aweil, in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.

Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the UN mission in the country (UNMISS), speaks during celebrations for the International Day of Peace in Juba, South Sudan.

Japanese engineers with the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) beat traditional drums during the hand-over ceremony of a way station to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in Juba. The engineer corps is assisting the Government of South Sudan in various reconstruction jobs, including the rehabilitation of roads.

Alison Manani Magaya (left), Minister of Interior Affairs of South Sudan, and President Salva Kiir Mayardit (second from left) present a gift to Hilde F. Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), during a graduation ceremony for over a hundred South Sudan National Police Services (SSNPS) police cadets.

President Salva Kiir Mayardit delivers a speech at a graduation ceremony for over a hundred South Sudan National Police Services (SSNPS) police cadets.