SOUTH SUDAN / SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
TRT: 02:20
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 DECEMBER 2022, GUREI, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
FILE – SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, armored vehicle and displaced women
2. Wide shot, Protection of Civilians (POC) site
3. Med shot, displaced people
02 DECEMBER 2022, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
4. Various shots, SEA Stand Down event
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Bessong, Conduct and Discipline Outreach, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Sexual Exploitation and Abuse is another form of gender-based violence. So, the Conduct and Discipline Team has organized a Stand Down Day where we can come and celebrate with the women, we talk about sexual exploitation and abuse and what the strategies of the UN are but most importantly our partners in the field. They are the ones who communicate with the community, they are the ones who are in the community, so we need their assistance for us to be able to carry out our mandate to fight against sexual exploitation and abuse.”
6. Various shots, SEA Stand Down event
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Bessong, Conduct and Discipline Outreach, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“The theme today is ‘Unite Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.’ The women of South Sudan here today have promised to accompany us throughout the whole of South Sudan as we meet other women’s groups as we educate them, as we ensure that it doesn’t happen in this country. Today is just the beginning.”
8. Various shots, SEA Stand Down event
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Bessong, Conduct and Discipline Outreach, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Our goal is zero violence against women, our goal is zero SEA in South Sudan.”
10. Various shots, SEA Stand Down event
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), through its Conduct and Discipline Team, convened and connected with women’s representatives in Gurei, Juba, to organize a ‘Stand Down Day’ designed to raise awareness of the need for collective action to uphold the rights of women.
Zero tolerance for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) is a motto for the UN family worldwide. In South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, women and girls have been disproportionately impacted by years of civil war and conflict.
SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Bessong, Conduct and Discipline Outreach, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Sexual Exploitation and Abuse is another form of gender-based violence. So, the Conduct and Discipline Team has organized a Stand Down Day where we can come and celebrate with the women, we talk about sexual exploitation and abuse and what the strategies of the UN are but most importantly our partners in the field. They are the ones who communicate with the community, they are the ones who are in the community, so we need their assistance for us to be able to carry out our mandate to fight against sexual exploitation and abuse.”
Led by UMISS’ Conduct and Discipline Team, the activity was held under the ambit of the ongoing 16 Days of Activism.
SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Bessong, Conduct and Discipline Outreach, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“The theme today is ‘Unite Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.’ The women of South Sudan here today have promised to accompany us throughout the whole of South Sudan as we meet other women’s groups as we educate them, as we ensure that it doesn’t happen in this country. Today is just the beginning.”
Local communities, women’s groups, representatives from UNMISS and UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes came together for this meaningful experience.
SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Bessong, Conduct and Discipline Outreach, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Our goal is zero violence against women, our goal is zero SEA in South Sudan.”
Dancing, music, stirring speeches and a timely reminder for all to ensure prompt reporting of any instance of SEA through community focal points and a dedicated hotline were highlights of this advocacy effort.