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03 August 2020
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‘We need joint actions to end GBV’ – Vice President Garang
Juba, South Sudan – Vice President Rebecca Garang said various sectors have to act together to end gender-based violence, including harmful traditional practices, in South…
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30 June 2020
Press Release
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities,…
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30 June 2020
News
Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities…
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24 June 2020
News
Call for action to end gender-based violence and impunity for GBV perpetrators in South Sudan
Violence against women and girls is violence against the entire humankind, and should have no place in South Sudan or anywhere…
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19 June 2020
Statement
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a weapon of war, it subjugates women…
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18 June 2020
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At risk of rape outside and violence in South Sudan protection camp – will women and girls ever be safe?
Staying at home may be the safest way to avoid infection with the coronavirus, but for some women and girls in Bentiu, it means greater vulnerability to gender-based violence.
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15 June 2020
Statement
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against racism and support the peaceful…
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21 April 2020
News
On the frontline of COVID-19 fight: ‘We’ve been through more difficult times, we shall overcome this’
The midwife has a reason to be concerned. South Sudan has a maternal mortality ratio of 789 deaths per 100,000 live births – one of the highest in the world. One of the…
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08 April 2020
News
Leaving no one behind: Addressing the crucial needs of women and girls in the COVID-19 response
In South Sudan, the threat of COVID-19 is much more complex, given the weak health and social protection systems that contributes to the high maternal mortality ratio and…
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