Young and old alike, they walk aimlessly across the ashen field, as if in search of something, yet nothing.

The shock is yet to wane: that picturesque view of a valley dotted with little brown huts and straw-woven granaries, buzzing with life… all that, now charred debris.

The governors of Jonglei and Boma have called on the national government to start the process of disarmament as a definite means of ensuring safety and security of the people, while sustaining the recently signed revitalized peace agreement.

Sixty-eight children who were associated with armed groups were released today in Yambio, South Sudan, following an assessment and verification conducted by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Child Protection Uni