Peacekeepers scale new heights for South Sudan


New heights have been scaled by a group of Peacekeepers, hoping for an end to South Sudan's bloody civil war.

The expedition to climb Africa's tallest mountain, was undertaken by a group of Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS.

They are the first group of UN Peacekeepers to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, and they hoisted a UN flag when they reached the summit in late December.

Mejaor Vikash Kumar, was one of those who reached the top, and he described what motivated him to make the climb.

"It can be correlated with the ultimate goal which we have set in South Sudan for UNMISS, total peace. I felt that way, I dreamed that way, that yes, it will be possible, and once it's possible, how beautiful South Sudan will be."

The team's flag was inscribed with the words "Kilimanjaro climb for peace."

SOURCE: Matthew Wells, United Nations.