Local NGO calls for demining around schools in C. Equatoria State
A national Non-Governmental Organisation has appealed to the South Sudan government and development partners to conduct land mine risk awareness-raising and demining programs around school premises ahead of the re-opening of schools across Central Equatoria State.
After the signing of the revitalized peace agreement, some schools in rural counties and payams of the state were occupied by armed actors according to past reports published by the peace monitors.
However, with the formation of the national, state, and county local governments, hundreds of returnees and internally displaced persons are returning to resettle in their former areas.