“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
After gaining its independence three years ago, South Sudan got a rush of media attention.
Emily was bitten, beaten and raped just a few hundred metres from the UN camp in South Sudan's capital, Juba.
May 13, 2014 (JUBA) – The leaders of a South Sudanese women's group have called on the government and rebels to
JUBA, 13 May 2014 (IRIN) - Sexual and gender-based violence might not be a new phenomenon in South Sudan, but the cur
The Western Bahr el Ghazal State government in collaboration with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan organized
The women of South Sudan played an instrumental role in the country's liberation struggle and will continue to make s
The head of the U.N.
The minister of social development in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state, Paska Hifita, has called on women across
Walk around Dzaipi transit centre in northern Uganda and you will see thousands of children running about, tents full
Three members of the team negotiating for South Sudanese rebels in Ethiopia are women.
Juba — South Sudan president, Salva Kiir unexpectedly reversed an earlier order, appointing five ministers and
A dozen women were seated in the courtyard underneath a traditional African roof.
Women must play a greater role in South Sudan's political life, from drawing up the country's constitution to transla
A women's parliamentary caucus in South Sudan's border state of Warrap has called for enactment of laws which upholds
When Sudanese President Omar Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir signed a series of agreements on Septembe
A series of workshops on women's participation in the Darfur Peace Process were organized throughout Darfur by the Af
Concerned over the stand-off in the implementation of the different political and socio- economic agreements that wer
Mahasa sits in the dust outside the hut she built herself, holding her youngest son in her arms.
The Commissioner of Yei County in South Sudan's Central Equatoria State, Juma David Augustine, said on Tuesday that h
Championed by the Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare, the consultations brought the UN family organizations dealing
South Sudan should take immediate action to end human rights violations including torture, shootings and sexual viole
Since South Sudan's independence on 9 July 2011, the positive role that women played in the independence struggle bar
When Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, visited South Sudan in May, she heard first-hand about t
South Sudanese women yesterday hold a peaceful nationwide demonstration against Khartoum's continuous aggressions and
Decades of conflict have left South Sudan with some of the world's worst health and educational indicators, contribut
Women representatives from the Civil Society, United Nations Women Empowerment, Associations, and Women with disabili
It has been close to eight months since the Republic of South Sudan became independent.
“Free at last” after decades of civil war with the north, South Sudan is building a nation from scratch.
South Sudan is the world's newest nation, born from the people's vote in January 2011 after 30 years of devastating c
Three women and two children, allegedly abducted from Pibor County in Jonglei state in an offensive by over 6,000 arm
Following its July 2011 secession from al-Bashirs reign, South Sudan finds itself in complete upheaval.
Mary Nyekueh Ley has a quick way of summing up her life.
Magdalena Ehisa Tito, an elegant and extremely polite woman welcomed us into her home.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Government of South Sudan to take decisive action to identify and prosecute th
WFP has rapidly scaled up food assistance to more than 80,000 people forced from their homes and farms by an outburst
Across the Darfur region of western Sudan, female workers weighed down by heavy buckets are a common sight on buildin
The girl's voice dropped to a hush as she remembered the bright, sunny afternoon when she stepped out of her hut and
Arothi returned from the bush on Friday.
A South Sudanese women's alliance on Wednesday said the National Constitution Review Commission (NCRC) did not fully
Recent attacks by ethnic tribes in the Jonglei state, South Sudan have killed an estimated 3,000 people and l
Sarah Ajith James arrived in Washington last Sunday night, just five months after her country -- South Sudan -- seced
The UK's first ambassador to South Sudan, Alistair McPhail, has called for a focus upon tackling the country's violen
The deputy minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare Dr.
UNAMID organized today in El Fasher, North Darfur, an open day on the progress in the implementation of the United Na
In a society like Sudan in which men occupy the vast majority of leadership positions, one might be surprised to know
A report published in conjunction with a human rights conference to be held in Gambia from 24 October to 7 November p
A workshop on post referendum gender issues commences today.
Just a few days after independence was declared, the South Sudan Women Lawyers Association (SSWLA) issued a rallying