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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / CHILD RIGHTS TRAINING
TRT: 3:22
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NAT
DATELINE: 20 JUNE 2024, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various Shots, Workshop
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Babatunde Sunday, Senior Liaison Officer, UNMISS:
“Your close connection with the people is the cornerstone for effective child protection. As we approach upcoming elections, we are deeply concerned about potential child rights violations and exploitation. These threats include abduction, recruitment and use of children in roles such as bodyguards and for patrols.”
“I urge all of you here today to continue your invaluable work, leverage of your moral authority and the trust you have earned in your communities to further protect children's rights and shine the light on child rights violations, abuse or exploitation.”
3. Various Shots, Workshop
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Medina Gebril, Chairperson of the Women of Faith Network:
“Every South Sudanese is responsible for protecting the children because when they're outside, they don't have the ability to protect themselves. We have to protect them outside, for I'm sure if we put our hands together and we shared that each one is responsible for those children, for sure we can protect them from any harmful things outside.”
5. Various Shots, Workshop
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ter Manyang Gatwech, Founder and Executive Director of the Center For Peace And Advocacy:
“At the end of the day, we wanted these people who have participated to go and train other people, especially women and men, and youth, because they are the duty bearers; if you look at the women, they have a lot of the responsibility at home. The second expectation is that we at the Center for Peace and Advocacy will take this workshop to the next level and engage with government institutions and other civil society organizations that have not had this opportunity.”
The UNMISS Child Protection Unit recently organized a national capacity building workshop for representatives of faith-based and other civil society organizations. It aimed to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Action Plan to end grave violations of children's rights, not least the practice of armed forces recruiting them.
In South Sudan, several faith-based and other civil society organizations are involved in protecting and promoting the rights of girls and boys. They play a crucial role in providing care, education, and health services, and offer support to neglected, abused, and vulnerable children. Religious leaders also have the moral authority promote peace and condemn violations of their rights. Their guidance and advocacy can help change the attitudes and behaviour of community members when it comes to raising children in a more nurturing way.
SOUNDBITE (English) Babatunde Sunday, Senior Liaison Officer, UNMISS:
“Your close connection with the people is the cornerstone for effective child protection. As we approach upcoming elections, we are deeply concerned about potential child rights violations and exploitation. These threats include abduction, recruitment and use of children in roles such as bodyguards and for patrols.I urge all of you here today to continue your invaluable work, leverage of your moral authority and the trust you have earned in your communities to further protect children's rights and shine the light on child rights violations, abuse or exploitation.”
The workshop's main objective was to raise awareness and provide training to partners in South Sudan to better protect and advocate for children's rights.
Facilitators also highlighted the negative impact that grave violations of children's rights can have on efforts to establish sustaining peace.
SOUNDBITE (English) Medina Gebril, Chairperson of the Women of Faith Network:
“Every South Sudanese is responsible for protecting the children because when they're outside, they don't have the ability to protect themselves. We have to protect them outside, for I'm sure if we put our hands together and we shared that each one is responsible for those children, for sure we can protect them from any harmful things outside.”
Another objective of the three-day event, attended by around 60 people, was to establish an understanding of monitoring and reporting mechanisms, not least for incidents involving children being exploited during the current electoral process in South Sudan. By bringing partners among faith-based and other civil society organizations together, it is hoped that their work and cooperation with the UN peacekeeping mission can be better coordinated.
SOUNDBITE (English) Ter Manyang Gatwech, Founder and Executive Director of the Center For Peace And Advocacy:
“At the end of the day, we wanted these people who have participated to go and train other people, especially women and men, and youth, because they are the duty bearers; if you look at the women, they have a lot of the responsibility at home. The second expectation is that we at the Center for Peace and Advocacy will take this workshop to the next level and engage with government institutions and other civil society organizations that have not had this opportunity.”
UNMISS will continue its collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including faith-based and civil society organizations, to better protect the rights of all girls and boys in South Sudan.
