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SOUTH SUDAN / END SEXUAL VIOLENCE WORKSHOP
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / END SEXUAL VIOLENCE WORKSHOP
TRT: 02:34
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 29, 30 NOVEMBER 2016, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
30 NOVEMBER 2016, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide, POC Community Center with 16 days of activism
2. Close, End Sexual Violence poster on Community Center
29 NOVEMBER 2016, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
3. Wide, OTS, Women’s Protection Officer talking to IDP’s in POC 1
4. Medium, Women’s Protection Officer talking to IDP’s
5. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Shelina Doro, Women’s Protection Officer, UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“The purpose of the training is to sensitive the community on sexual violence in conflict because sexual violence in conflict is a crime. It can happen to anyone. It can happen to boys, to girls, to women, to men. It can be during the time of conflict or during the time of peace. So that is why we are here today. To sensitize the IDP community on how to prevent and address sexual violence within the POC sites.”
30 NOVEMBER 2016, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
6. Wide, IDP’s in POC 3 Community Center
7. Med, UNPOL Gender officer speaking to IDP’s
8. Med, OTS, UNPOL Gender officer listening to IDP woman
9. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Captain Aja Ndey Begay Mbye, Gender Officer, UN Police(UNPOL):
“During the July incident about 72 of them (women) were raped and there were no medical facilities so we showed them the referral pathway and how important it is when you are raped to take the referral pathway to know where you are going and what you are doing.”
10. Med, IDP women seated
11. Close, Female IDP
12. Close, Female IDP
13. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Gatkuoth Lam, Deputy Camp Chairman POC3:
“It is very important indeed that they know how bad is sexual violence against women. They didn’t know it before. It was affected culturally that if it happened to them, that somebody was raped outside of the gate that they didn’t come and report it to us, but now they are aware of the effects of this sexual violence. So they sensitize them that if something, that happened to you, you come and report it to us maybe you can get treatment in case you can get disease or something like that can affect you in future.”
29 NOVEMBER 2016, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
14. Med shot, UNMISS CDT team member addressing IDP’s in POC1
15. Med shot, OTS, UNMISS CDT team member addressing IDP’s in POC1
To raise awareness on sexual violence issues, the Women’s Protection Unit of the UN Mission in South Sudan organized a two-day workshop, that ended today (30 Nov), as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Bases Violence which is held every year. The event was especially dedicated to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Mission’s Protection of Civilian Sites (POC).
After the crisis of July 2016 it was discovered that there were 72 cases of rape that took place during and after that fighting in the capital Juba. Most of these cases were unreported, according to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The over 200 IDP’s from both POC’s heard from representatives from Communications and Public Information, Conduct and Discipline, UNPOL Gender Unit and Women’s Protection in UNMISS.
Shelina Doro, a Women’s Protection officer spoke about the purpose of the workshop. She said, “The purpose of the training is to sensitive the community on sexual violence in conflict because sexual violence in conflict is a crime. It can happen to anyone. It can happen to boys, to girls, to women, to men. It can be during the time of conflict or during the time of peace. So that is why we are here today. To sensitize the IDP community on how to prevent and address sexual violence within the POC sites.”
In local society, rape is not talked about and usually goes unreported. UNPOL gender officer, Captain Aja Ndey Begay Mbye told the IDP’s present that in their investigation of the rape reports they found that most women did not want to talk about it or their family members presented obstacles when it came to accessing the victims to get accurate reports. She said that victims must come forward because they are victims of crimes.
She added, “During the July incident about 72 of them (women) were raped and there were no medical facilities so we showed them the referral pathway and how important it is when you are raped to take the referral pathway to know where you are going and what you are doing.”
Medical care is very important for victims of gender-based violence immediately following any incident. Deputy Camp Chairmen of POC 3 Gatkuoth Lam said that the information they received today was very important and will be shared throughout the community so that everyone will know the right path to take if they should become a victim or know anyone who is.
Gatkuoth Lam also said, “It is very important indeed that they know how bad is sexual violence against women. They didn’t know it before. It was affected culturally that if it happened to them, that somebody was raped outside of the gate that they didn’t come and report it to us, but now they are aware of the effects of this sexual violence. So they sensitize them that if something, that happened to you, you come and report it to us maybe you can get treatment in case you can get disease or something like that can affect you in future.”
This workshop was held throughout the country as part of one of the 16 Days of Activism activities.
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