High levels of food insecurity, violence and cattle raids affected vulnerable people in February. Sub-national violence in Greater Tonj continued, displacing an estimated 117,000 people according to authorities. Humanitarians’ ability to reach people with the response scale-up activities in food insecure areas of Warrap was severely impacted. In Koch County, Unity, clashes between armed youth groups and alleged South Sudan People’s Defence Forces displaced some 1,300 people with reports of gender-based violence. Violence between armed youth groups in Akoka County and surrounding areas, and fighting between armed youth groups and suspected Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition in Maban County, all in Upper Nile, displaced about 6,000 people. In Aweil East County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, some 4,000 people were displaced following an armed attack by an ethnic group from Sudan. Cattle migration in parts of Central Equatoria, Warrap and Western Bahr el Ghazal caused tension
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Child soldiers: The forgotten trauma of abducted children
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11/02/2021 - 23:28 In South Sudan, some 321 child soldiers are still being used in combat. AFP/File 4 min As the world marks the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, 12 February, experts say the issue of treating the psychological trauma of children abducted and forced to wage war is still not receiving the attention it needs. Advertising Read more
“In order for children who were used by armed groups to rebuild their lives and create a future for themselves, they must receive psychosocial support and adequate treatment,” says Andrea Suley, the UN Children’s Fund representative in South Sudan.
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JUBA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) South Sudan on Friday approved the establishment of the long-awaited African Union Hybrid Court enshrined in the 2018 revitalized peace deal to try war crimes committed during the more than six years of conflict.
Michael Makuei Lueth, Minister of Information and Broadcasting said the cabinet has authorized Rueben Madol, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to start the process of establishing the Hybrid Court. Cabinet authorized him (Madol) to start the process of establishing all these institutions in accordance with the provision of the peace agreement, Makuei told journalists in Juba after the weekly cabinet meeting.