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Emotions were palpable as over 200 officers of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition filled the large auditorium for their meeting in Torit, aimed at consolidating peace in the Eastern Equatoria region. The clergy and civil society representatives…

“By bringing us together, we have been equipped with new skills to render quality and timely services to our people,” said Peter Kenyi, a participant and presenter at Spirit FM, a local radio station in Yei. “Let us make use of what we have learnt here for the betterment of our government, our…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 229 - 4 March 2019

“The UN Indian veterinary team works with us six days a week throughout the year. Last year they treated more than 22,000 animals.” Daniel Deng, an animal health officer in Bor town in South Sudan’s Jonglei region, is excited. One would have guessed that his smile tied his ears together because of…

“I’m very happy because now I’m aware of what the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 is. I’m aware of my rights, about what I can ask for and what I cannot.” Maria Agok has just attended a one-day workshop in Tonj, “a real eye-opener”, she says, on the content of the world body’s recognition of the…

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. “Here and in the area surrounding our camp, we have lost more than a thousand heads of cattle [to droughts and diseases]…

“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.” The forum, aimed at sensitizing women on peacebuilding and…

“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. Mary was speaking at an event…

Madam President, Members of the Council It is my pleasure to be with you here today. There have been considerable developments in South Sudan in the past months. I want to touch on these and then make a number of observations about the opportunities and challenges moving forward. The peace agreement…

“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. Ms. Sebit’s outburst came during a radio discussion on Radio Miraya, which focused on social exclusion issues faced by women…

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. “We feel it is a good time for us to take the…

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. “We resolve to live at peace with our neighbours, just as we have done over the past years, but we…