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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / STUDENTS PEACE BUILDING
TRT: 01:51
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 29 MARCH 2023, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
29 MARCH 2023, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, debate
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Babatunde Sunday, Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Participants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to disseminate the peace agreement and also encourage peacebuilding and conflict resolution methods among primary schools and so they brought together a couple of those schools to debate around the subject of nation building and peace, and that's why we are here as UNMISS.”
3. Various shots, debate
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Aida Wande, Acting Director General, Political Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Sudan:
“It is really very good that we engage the youth and the schools in debates like this, because it will teach them in many ways, it will teach them to protect this nation from war. It will teach them how they can coexist with their neighbours, with their friends and with everybody.”
5. Various shots, debate
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Grace Noel, Student, Saint Francis Primary School:
“Let’s talk about peace so that no child will be an orphan, and let’s talk about peace so that no daughter or woman will be a widow.”
7. Wide shot, Grace Noel and other students listening
Young South Sudanese students came together Wednesday (29 Mar) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Juba for a special debate on peace and nation building.
South Sudan is at a critical moment in its history, with a 24-month renewal of its transitional period and the clock ticking down for the country’s first-ever elections.
The discussion was organized by the UNMISS Peace Fellows, a joint initiative with South Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation which harnesses the power of young Peace Ambassadors from across all 10 states to galvanize civic engagement in the peace process and garner support for implementing all provisions of the Revitalized Peace Agreement.
SOUNDBITE (English) Babatunde Sunday, Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Participants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to disseminate the peace agreement and also encourage peacebuilding and conflict resolution methods among primary schools and so they brought together a couple of those schools to debate around the subject of nation building and peace, and that's why we are here as UNMISS.”
The aim of the debate is to engage and educate young people on leaving the scars of past civil wars behind and learning to peacefully coexist.
SOUNDBITE (English) Aida Wande, Acting Director General, Political Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Sudan:
“It is really very good that we engage the youth and the schools in debates like this, because it will teach them in many ways, it will teach them to protect this nation from war. It will teach them how they can coexist with their neighbours, with their friends and with everybody.”
The hope is that with spirited discussions such as these, children who are the future of South Sudan, will become beacons of hope and peaceful coexistence.
SOUNDBITE (English) Grace Noel, Student, Saint Francis Primary School:
“Let’s talk about peace so that no child will be an orphan, and let’s talk about peace so that no daughter or woman will be a widow.”
