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“The children we enlist in the military are our own children, and we destroy them if this [practice] continues. We must respect them. They must not be allowed to lose their childhoods.”
Wau boda boda rider Dulu Remejo is upbeat about his new acquisition – a shiny white helmet and an orange reflective vest.
Residents of the Deng-Nhial area in Rumbek County are jubilant.
“The presence of a police post in Deng-Nhial will help us reduce crime,” says Ms. Yom Derkeny, adding that “law and order will prevail in our community.”
Participants at a cattle migration conference in Duk Padiet in Greater Jonglei have decided to maintain peaceful relations with their neighbours despite some attacks having taken place in the area.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has transported more than 20 displaced persons from its protection site in Wau to their homes in Leer, in the Unity region. The new arrivals, mostly women and children, are determined to make a positive mark.
Torit women want to be respected and valued.
“I cannot be the only one, surely there are other educated young women in Torit!” protested Flora Sebit, a representative of the youth wing in the women leaders’ association.
SRSG David Shearer briefs the UN Security Council on the situation in South Sudan.
Madam President,
Members of the Council
South Sudanese women being in the foreground is shamefully rare.
“You should just stand up for your rights. It is something that is yours, so you have to go get them.”
This is the rallying cry of university student, Mary Faida, as she calls on fellow South Sudanese women to fight for gender equality on International Women’s Day.
Participants taking notes at a women's forum in Aweil.
“Peace begins at home,” says Elizabeth Henry Angok, attending a one-day women’s forum in Aweil town.
“We are peace makers. We are mothers and we know how to deal with our children and our husbands at home when there are issues.”
Peaceful coexistence currently reins at this cattle camp in the Lakes region.
Herdsmen from the Amading cattle camp in Pachong in Western Lakes say they have experienced significantly fewer incidents of cattle raiding compared to the past dry seasons.