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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / WOMEN LEADERS
TRT: 02:45
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 16 MAY 2025, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, women in the hall
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Esther Ikere, Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare Under-Secretary, South Sudan:
“Women's participation enhances our advocacy of the marginalized groups because women bring a unique perspective on issues of their needs, but also on issues of their rights in the constitution-making process. They are able to play a vital role in building coalitions, fostering dialogue with different political parties, but also ensuring that different groups participate in the constitution-making processes.”
3. Various shots, delegates in hall
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Delphine Serumaga, Country Representative in South Sudan, UN WOMEN:
“Participating in consultations to drafting gender sensitive provisions, women have a key role to play as constituents in developing these, their participation should be prioritized not just as procedural requirement but also as fundamental.”
5. Various shots, women
6. Guang Cong, Deputy Special Representative For South Sudan And Deputy Head, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“When women are fully engaged in constitution-making, peace, building, and governance outcomes are more inclusive, equitable, and durable. The legitimacy and the sustainability of South Sudan's future constitution depend on the extent to which it reflects the diverse realities and aspirations of all its people. Particularly women who have, for too long, been excluded from key decision-making process.”
7. Various shots, women listening
As South Sudan drafts a permanent constitution ahead of its first democratic elections, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) hosted a workshop to empower women from political parties, civil society, and the National Constitutional Review Commission to participate in shaping their nation’s future.
Participants highlighted the importance of ensuring inclusivity and the incorporation of South Sudanese women’s rights and gender equality.
SOUNDBITE (English) Esther Ikere, Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare Under-Secretary, South Sudan:
“Women's participation enhances our advocacy of the marginalized groups because women bring a unique perspective on issues of their needs, but also on issues of their rights in the constitution-making process. They are able to play a vital role in building coalitions, fostering dialogue with different political parties, but also ensuring that different groups participate in the constitution-making processes.”
To amplify South Sudanese women’s voices and foster a more inclusive and representative governance framework in South Sudan, UN Women is actively assisting them to participate in political processes through comprehensive training, strategic capacity building, and robust advocacy initiatives.
SOUNDBITE (English) Delphine Serumaga, Country Representative in South Sudan, UN WOMEN:
“Participating in consultations to drafting gender sensitive provisions, women have a key role to play as constituents in developing these, their participation should be prioritized not just as procedural requirement but also as fundamental.”
The discussions also aimed to strengthen collaboration between political institutions and civil society, and advocate for reforms that promote gender equality for a more inclusive society.
Guang Cong, Deputy Special Representative For South Sudan And Deputy Head, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“When women are fully engaged in constitution-making, peace, building, and governance outcomes are more inclusive, equitable, and durable. The legitimacy and the sustainability of South Sudan's future constitution depend on the extent to which it reflects the diverse realities and aspirations of all its people. Particularly women who have, for too long, been excluded from key decision-making process.”
