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“Many cases of forced and early marriages are encouraged by our traditional leaders in the villages because of a love for material gains,” said Lucky Ayella, a 16-year-old student at Dr. John Garang Memorial Secondary School…

Local authorities in Luri County near Juba, have committed to putting an end to conflict-related sexual and other gender-based violence. They did so during a two-day workshop held in the Gurei area. The aim of the training…

Disarming cattle keepers before they enter farming areas and making sure that compensation is paid to landowners whose crops have been destroyed by roaming animals are two of the measures that communities in the Tonj, Gogrial…

This week, women advocates and local authorities in Western Lakes gathered to celebrate the momentous appointment of Ayor Achol Kuer, the first female in the history of Dinka culture to become a member of the traditional…

Journalists in Aweil have described their relationship with the government as merely “average”. They did so at a training organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, aimed at discussing how to improve the…

“Will we have peace or not?” This question is in the minds of many South Sudanese as they wait to see whether a unified transitional government will be formed in the coming weeks as part of the implementation of a revitalized…

Officials of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition, SPLA-IO, have reiterated their commitment to releasing any child found within their ranks. The call was made at a two-day training programme organized by the…

Landili, a strategically situated town near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the south-western part of the country, has been facing security problems ever since the end of South Sudan’s most recent crisis…

Mary Nyakuaikoch was born in Koch. She was married in Koch, gave birth to her children and remained in the town despite violence raging around her when civil war broke out across South Sudan. She intends the town to be her…

“Water devastated our homes and our crop farms here in Motti. We evacuated to an area near the main road,” said Theresa Dominic Amuna, a representative of the Ifwotu community in Eastern Equatoria. Water, they say, is life…

Women in Northern Upper Nile have resolved to form support groups to increase their participation in decision making and development processes at all levels of society. This was one of the incendiary outcomes of a two-day…

Women and girls in Aweil are being encouraged to get an education as a pathway to enhancing their contribution to peace building, national development and self-fulfillment. “From this workshop we have learned that the peace…