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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPERS DAY
TRT: 03:13
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 30 MAY 2024, YAMBIO, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, cultural performances during the drawing and dance competition
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Naima Simon, Student, Bishop Abangete College of Science and Technology:
“This program really tells us more about peace and is making us promote it in our different places. We have received this trophy, it’s an encourage, it’s a lesson to those ones who are in the society that peace is really very important, and it is good to talk about peace, to learn about peace and to promote peace to others in the society.”
3. Various shots, cultural performances during the drawing and dance competition
4. SOUNDBITE (English) John Bari Yonna, State Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Western Equatoria State:
“Congratulations to you and the peacekeeping force for choosing this normal task that today we are enjoying relative peace in South Sudan. We in South Sudan, we are equally very happy and grateful for your presence here. Your presence among us here is a hope for us to survive. Because we know someone is around to watch us if we are misbehaving or if we are doing something against the rules.”
5. Various shots, cultural performances during the drawing and dance competition
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jane Lanyero Kony, Head, Field Office in Yambio, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Despite the challenges we face, from continued conflict to rising humanitarian needs, our peacekeepers are part of the local communities, building trust and relationships with traditional leaders, government officials, and civil society to ensure that the most vulnerable people are protected. As South Sudan approaches its first post-independence elections, the need for unity and collective resolve is more critical than ever. The success of this election hinges on the trust between the government and its people and the active participation of all citizens. We stand ready to help to this end.”
7. Various shots, cultural performances during the drawing and dance competition
Supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) as part of its celebrations of the International Peacekeepers’ Day, a drawing and dance competition for ten secondary schools took place in Yambio, in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State.
Styles may have differed significantly, but every drawing created showcased how the participating students visualize the concept of peace in South Sudan. The top three canvases were awarded trophies.
The much-appreciated event brought together hundreds of students, parents, and teachers to cheer on and admire the work of the talented young artists, who poured their hearts and minds onto blank canvases.
17-year-old Naima Simon believes that producing, displaying and discussing art will help promote peace in the world’s youngest country.
SOUNDBITE (English) Naima Simon, Student, Bishop Abangete College of Science and Technology:
“This program really tells us more about peace and is making us promote it in our different places. We have received this trophy, it’s an encourage, it’s a lesson to those ones who are in the society that peace is really very important, and it is good to talk about peace, to learn about peace and to promote peace to others in the society.”
Western Equatoria State Minister of Cabinet Affairs, John Bara Yonna, praised both the event and the work undertaken by Blue Helmets in Western Equatoria and beyond.
SOUNDBITE (English) John Bari Yonna, State Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Western Equatoria State:
“Congratulations to you and the peacekeeping force for choosing this normal task that today we are enjoying relative peace in South Sudan. We in South Sudan, we are equally very happy and grateful for your presence here. Your presence among us here is a hope for us to survive. Because we know someone is around to watch us if we are misbehaving or if we are doing something against the rules.”
Representing the UN, Jane Lanyero Kony, Head of the peacekeeping mission’s Field Office in Yambio, reiterated the world body’s commitment to supporting initiatives that promote durable peace in South Sudan.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jane Lanyero Kony, Head, Field Office in Yambio, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Despite the challenges we face, from continued conflict to rising humanitarian needs, our peacekeepers are part of the local communities, building trust and relationships with traditional leaders, government officials, and civil society to ensure that the most vulnerable people are protected. As South Sudan approaches its first post-independence elections, the need for unity and collective resolve is more critical than ever. The success of this election hinges on the trust between the government and its people and the active participation of all citizens. We stand ready to help to this end.”
The day ended with cultural performances and exhibitions.
