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CENTRAL EQUATORIA – August 12 is annually marked as International Youth Day. In South Sudan, where some 70 per cent of the population is estimated to be under 30 years of age, Youth Day is especially significant. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), therefore, partnered with the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, the International Organization for
CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Akiden Moses, a 55-year-old mother of 10, recalls the terror of an upsurge in conflict last year that forced her and hundreds of others to abandon their homes and flee in fear of their lives into the forests of Yei county in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state. “It was a horrendous experience to live through,” she states, eyes darkening with remembered
Religious leaders in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State have appealed to warring groups in the area to recommit to peaceful dialogue and adhere to the cessation of hostilities agreement.