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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
TRT: 2:19
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 NOVEMBER 2012, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, women marching
2. Med shot, women waving hand and marching
3. Med shot, woman giving out white ribbon
4. Close up, drum
5. Med shot, elderly woman waving
6. Wide shot, march
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Esther Ikere Eluzai, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare:
“We have a culture of militarism whereby women are still suffering, they suffered during the conflict, before the conflict and even after the conflict after attaining our peace and independence. Still we have tribal conflict we have violent conflicts within our communities, we have domestic conflicts which is happening and other social reparations. And these give women a very difficult situation whereby women become victims of violence, and we have taken this theme because of the culture of militarism that exists within our society. We need to transform our army; we need to transform our society from the culture of militarism to the culture of peace.”
8. Wide shot, interior gathering
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackline Novello, Director of Gender, Child and Social Welfare:
“Who among us would see the mother get bitten and feel happy? Who among us who will see the sister get raped and feel happy? Or the daughter get raped and feel happy? This is why it is important for us to gather and say no and stop violence against women.”
10. Med shot, women singing and dancing
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Julia Jackson, Student, St. Thomas School:
“It is not good because when you are a small child, there are times the parents are fighting and in the school they will say, oh last night my mom and my father are fighting because of this, this, this; and it makes us psychological for the children.”
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Esther Ikere Eluzai, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare:
“The hope is that we need to build a South Sudan society that is free from all sort of violence, that is inclusive and that have safety nest for women.”
13. Med shot, of elderly man giving thumbs up
Hundreds of women, girls and men marched in Juba, South Sudan today (26 November) to commemorate the International Day to End Violence against Women (25 November).
On the Day, South Sudan embarked on 16 'Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence' under a national theme, “Promote Peace at Home, Stop Gender Based Violence and Child Marriage”.
Speaking during the launch, the Under Secretary in South Sudan's Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, Esther Ikere Eluzai, said that the national theme reflected the continued impact of militarism in South Sudan on women in the country and the challenge of child marriage for cultural and economic reasons.
SOUNDBITE (English) Esther Ikere Eluzai, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare:
“We have a culture of militarism where by women are still suffering, they suffered during the conflict, before the conflict and even after the conflict after attaining our peace and independence. Still we have tribal conflict we have violent conflicts within our communities, we have domestic conflicts which is happening and other social reparations. And these give women a very difficult situation where by women become victims of violence, and we have taken this theme because of the culture of militarism that exists within our society. We need to transform our army; we need to transform our society from the culture of militarism to the culture of peace.”
Jackline Novello, the Director of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, told the gathering that no one would like to see his mother or his sister being violated or raped.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jackline Novello, Director of Gender, Child and Social Welfare:
“Who among us would see the mother get bitten and feel happy? Who among us who will see the sister get raped and feel happy? Or the daughter get raped and feel happy? This is why it is important for us to gather and say no and stop violence against women.”
Action against gender violence is important for young people said Julia, a local student, adding that she doesn’t want to see her parents fight because it affects her physiologically.
SOUNDBITE (English) Julia Jackson, Student, St. Thomas School:
“It is not good because when you are a small child, there are times the parents are fighting and in the school they will say, oh last night my mom and my father are fighting because of this, this, this; and it makes us psychological for the children.”
In South Sudan, at least four out of ten women have experienced one or more forms of violence, with many more cases going unreported. Displacements due to conflict and natural disasters, coupled with high levels of food insecurity, exacerbate the incidence of gender based violence across the country. Alarmingly, studies show that 8 out of 10 South Sudanese seem to have tolerance for violence against women.
SOUNDBITE (English) Esther Ikere Eluzai, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare:
“The hope is that we need to build a South Sudan society that is free from all sort of violence, that is inclusive and that have safety nest for women.”
This year marks the 7th anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence in South Sudan but is the second year that the South Sudan is celebrating as an independent nation. The 16 Days present an opportunity for all women, girls, boys and men to advocate and peacefully raise a collective voice against all forms of violence against women.
As mandated by the Security Council and together with other partners, the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is building the capacity of state level institutions to monitor, investigate and report incidents of conflict-related sexual violence. Through the active engagement of Women Protection Advisors, UNMISS is also reporting on such violations to the Security Council.
