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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / IWD 17 MAR 25
TRT: 02:47
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 MARCH 2025, YAMBIO, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, celebration of International Women’s Day
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nagaski Gabriel, Member, Yambio’s Women’s Group:
“Women should be involved in politics. If women are there in politics, they are always kind and gentle-hearted in that they will cool men’s hearts. So, mix us together with the men so that we may have good politics in our country. Don’t forget to involve women in the business of the country. Involve them in small sectors of trade so that they can grow and support their families.”
3. Various shots, celebration of International Women’s Day
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Flora Gume, Member, Yambio’s Women’s Group:
“We believe women are peace ambassadors, but they need to be empowered, they need to carry some weight whereby they can stand and preach messages in various places. A woman does not have a tribe; we do not have segregation. The only tribe we have is women, women of this country.”
5. Various shots, celebration of International Women’s Day
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Margret Joshua, Gender Affairs Officer, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Women need to participate meaningfully and safely to promote and sustain peace. So, a healthy and safe environment can promote women’s meaningful participation. But when the environment is toxic and violent, women cannot participate meaningfully.”
7. Various shots, celebration of International Women’s Day
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Yambio town in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State; local women’s groups, civil society activists, and community members, all supporting the causes of women and girls, and advocating for gender equality.
Dramas, dances and other musical performances marked the occasion, supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and humanitarian partners, behind the national theme Empowering Women and Girls to Promote Equality, Safety and a Healthy Environment.
SOUNDBITE (English) Nagaski Gabriel, Member, Yambio’s Women’s Group:
“Women should be involved in politics. If women are there in politics, they are always kind and gentle-hearted in that they will cool men’s hearts. So, mix us together with the men so that we may have good politics in our country. Don’t forget to involve women in the business of the country. Involve them in small sectors of trade so that they can grow and support their families.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Flora Gume, Member, Yambio’s Women’s Group:
“We believe women are peace ambassadors, but they need to be empowered, they need to carry some weight whereby they can stand and preach messages in various places. A woman does not have a tribe; we do not have segregation. The only tribe we have is women, women of this country.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Margret Joshua, Gender Affairs Officer, United Natyions Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Women need to participate meaningfully and safely to promote and sustain peace. So, a healthy and safe environment can promote women’s meaningful participation. But when the environment is toxic and violent, women cannot participate meaningfully.”
With South Sudan currently experiencing political instability, women expressed their aspiration that a safe daily life and true gender equality will emerge sooner rather than later.
