The government has instructed the public to celebrate in their homes, citing the risk of the coronavirus pandemic. But Kiir said the cash-strapped state was is no position to celebrate, blaming international sanctions for keeping South Sudan poor and prosperity out of reach. Whatever resources that we have can be mobilised for the celebration but that would disappoint our people," he told Kenyan broadcaster Citizen TV on Wednesday. South Sudan enjoyed immense international goodwill and billions of dollars in financial support when its people voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to secede from the north.
But its leaders failed to stem corruption, and the new South Sudan was looted rather than rebuilt, as huge sums from its vast oil fields were siphoned off and squandered. The political leaders who led South Sudan to independence — and then back to war — are still in power today, ruling in a tenuous coalition forged under a peace deal. The power-sharing arrangement between Kiir, a former military commander from the Dinka ethnic group, and Machar, a rebel leader from the Nuer people, has kept fighting between their forces largely at bay since the ceasefire in But the old foes have violated past truces and progress on this latest accord has drifted, exacerbating distrust between the pair and raising fears of a return to fighting.
This data is placed online and can be accessed by all international organizations working in child protection in South Sudan. If the search for the family proves fruitless, or if the child has been orphaned, foster parents are found. In South Sudan, Nonviolent Peaceforce focuses on the protection of women and children, who rarely participate in armed conflict, but are disproportionately affected by it.
To this end, Nonviolent Peaceforce is forming all-female Women's Peacekeeping Teams, specially trained in tackling sexual and gender-based violence. As well as training, the Women's Peacekeeping Teams are also given follow-up support as they seek to prevent sexual and gender-based violence.
The teams liaise with women in the communities, helping them to identify risks and counter them. The teams are also in contact with authorities so that culprits can be held accountable for their actions. The civil war began as a political dispute, but it has reopened ethnic fault lines between the Dinka people of President Salva Kiir and the Nuer of rebel leader Riek Machar. Ulang in Upper Nile State is dominated by the Nuer. It was attacked by government in troops in May and dozens were killed.
The once tranquil region found itself caught up in conflict. Nonviolent Peaceforce runs a child protection project in Ulang, one of six in South Sudan. These projects vary in accordance with local needs. In Ulang, community volunteers ensure that the children have access to recreation and sports. At Ulang's Kopuot Primary School, children are playing a game of soccer as part of a child protection project. The building in the background is pockmarked with bullet holes, an ever-present reminder that the school was a target for government troops during their May offensive.
All teaching materials and other supplies at the school were destroyed in the government offensive. But now, in makeshift classrooms, the struggle to acquire an education goes on. Author: Fellipe Abtreu. While a coalition government was finally formed in February , local conflicts continue to flare. Although at odds on a host of key geostrategic issues, Washington and Moscow have this year quietly sought to stabilize the tension-laden bilateral relationship.
A June summit between Presidents Biden and Putin in Geneva has been followed by several high-level engagements in recent months between Global Policy.
Type: Podcast. Activists welcome the move in line with a peace accord, saying it was long overdue but also expressing distrust. Experts warn that the slow pace of reforms and political disputes threaten a peace deal that halted a civil war. Amid the pandemic, corruption and mismanagement continue to undermine healthcare provision in South Sudan. By Sam Mednick.
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