The women of South Sudan have released a statement calling for an - TopicsExpress



          

The women of South Sudan have released a statement calling for an immediate end to the violence that has displaced more than 400 000 South Sudanese since mid-December. Women and children are disproportionately affected by escalating violence, with UN officials and aid workers reporting an increase in gender-based violence - including rape. Violence erupted in the capital Juba in December. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, General Secretary of the World YMCA, noted that while women bear the brunt of the escalating abuses, they remain absent from ongoing peace talks. LEARN MORE: bit.ly/L6FbQa
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:01:07 +0000

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