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Koang Tap Gatkuoth has waited for years to see justice for his brother. But now, that justice has been delivered, thanks to a new mobile court in Bentiu, supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
“We must stop early marriages!”
It is a both a statement of intent and a rallying call from Paramount Chief Mapiu Tong from Korok Centre County in Lol, where cases of early marriage are rampant.
Village folk in Kassengor line up to receive food assistance
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.
Korenye Ibone, a mother in South Sudan's Boma area, has an earnest plea.
“As a woman, I am not able to have children again and so do not break the peace that will lead to the killing of our children again,” she says.
Gov. David Yau Yau(R) handing over cows to Gov. Philip Aguer(L) in Manyabol
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.
The Muru of Amadi, a predominantly farming community, drove for hours to Tali town, to meet their Mundari counterparts, who are largely cattle keepers.
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
An interactive quiz session to test a group of youth on their knowledge about the working of the United Nations is in progress.
A woman struck a poignant note with her appeal at a peace and reconciliation forum in the south-east of South Sudan.
When the announcement is first made that the Shilluk king is on his way back to his kingdom in Fashoda, and that a courtesy call is being planned, at first, it’s just “another” story. As the day draws nigh and the excitement levels heighten, suddenly it’s all too real.