SOUTH SUDAN / CONFLICT MITIGATION

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in partnership with the non-governmental organisation Non-Violence Peace Force, organized a workshop for about eighty women representatives on conflict mitigation and human rights. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:44
• Production Date: 4 March 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS; WORKSHOP
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 2537847
• Parent Id: 2537847
• Alternate Title: unifeed200304b

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / CONFLICT MITIGATION
TRT: 02:44
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: AZANDE / ENGLISH / NAT

DATELINE: 4 MARCH 2020, RIMENZE, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Rimenze church and internally displaced people fetching water
2. Various shots, game demonstration, conflict mitigation
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mama Tubi Festus, Resident of the Rimenze Camp for Internally Displaced People:
“We learnt a lot about conflicts, how to manage them and what is the consequence, coming from a conflict which is affecting the community.”
4. Various shots, participants attending workshop
5. SOUNDBITE (Azande) Mary Papai Wangu, Resident of the Rimenze Camp for Internally Displaced People:
“What I will do after this training is that, the people whom I will meet [who are engaged] in conflict, I will try to solve their problem with the skills that I have acquired during this two-day workshop.”
6. Various shots, participants attending workshop
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackson Kambale, Civil Affairs Officer, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“We thought and we agreed with the women in this area that they need necessary skills and tools that can help them to contribute to the peaceful coexistence in this area, and build strong relations among themselves to mitigate potential conflicts here.”
8. Various shots, Participants singing

Storyline

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in partnership with the non-governmental organisation Non-Violence Peace Force, organized a workshop for about eighty women representatives on conflict mitigation and human rights.

The participants shared experiences on past conflict resolution attempts and aim to become peace ambassadors in their communities.

Some internally displaced people who fled their conflict-ridden neighbouring villages in 2016, are now living in the Rimenze camp, surrounding a church in Western Equatoria.

Mama Tubi Festus, a resident of the Rimenze Camp for Internally Displaced People said, “we learnt a lot about conflicts, how to manage them and how they impact the communities where they occur.”

Mary Papai wants to pass on her new knowledge to other women in her community.

She said, “what I will do after this training is that, the people whom I will meet [who are engaged] in conflict, I will try to solve their problem with the skills that I have acquired during this two-day workshop.”

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan believes that it is important to empower women to promote peaceful coexistence.

Jackson Kambale, a Civil Affairs Officer at the Mission said, “we thought and we agreed with women in this area that they need necessary skills and tools that can help them to contribute to the peaceful coexistence in this area, and build strong relations among themselves to mitigate potential conflicts here.”

At the workshop, the right to 35 per cent political representation for women as stipulated in the revitalised peace agreement, was also discussed. Participants asked several questions about exactly how the provision will be applied.